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Member's will be enthralled to learn that the word 'Frigid' has no male equivalent.
I wonder why that is.
I wonder why that is.
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This subject has fascinated me since my childhood,
when I noticed there is no opposite gender equivalent to the word "paperclip"
when I noticed there is no opposite gender equivalent to the word "paperclip"
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The opposite gender equivalent is 'paperclip'.Doctor Cheery wrote: ↑Wed Oct 04, 2017 1:38 pmThis subject has fascinated me since my childhood,
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I am surprised that a Dr wouldn't know this simple word.
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Re: Words with no opposite gender equivalent
There is also no female equivalent of 'Impotent'.
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Re: Words with no opposite gender equivalent
Contrary to what you might think, there is a male equivalent of 'slut' though:
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There is no equivalent of 'Fellate' or 'Fellated' or 'Fellating', etc.
AFAIK (As Far As I Know)
AFAIK (As Far As I Know)
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You dumdum members don't seem to appreciate the social and cultural significance of this important topic.
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Re: Words with no opposite gender equivalent
Yes there is, it's called being "barren", something which your intellect correct now appears to be
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Ah - some intelligent discussion at last.
Does 'Barren' mean unable to have of intercourse?
I thought it meant unable to have of children.
PS I haven't bothered to look it more elevated.
Anyway, the opposite gender of 'Barren' is 'Barreness'.
Does 'Barren' mean unable to have of intercourse?
I thought it meant unable to have of children.
PS I haven't bothered to look it more elevated.
Anyway, the opposite gender of 'Barren' is 'Barreness'.
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Well, it is still extremely difficult to gett*en a woman pregnant if you're impotent. I guess it's as close to barren as you're ever going to gett*en for a guy. In which case shouldn't the correct terminology for a woman be barreness, and barren for dudes?
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Re: Words with no opposite gender equivalent
It dooesn't mean the same thing at all.Penis Nilly wrote: ↑Mon Oct 09, 2017 2:12 amWell, it is still extremely difficult to gett*en a woman pregnant if you're impotent. I guess it's as close to barren as you're ever going to gett*en for a guy.
'Impotent' means unable to perform the act of sexual intercourse for one reason or another. It's gott*en nothing to do with fertility. I don't think there is any word for a woman who is unable to have of sexual intercourse. There might be though. Dr Ch*eery might know.
'Frigid' comes close, but that means unwilling to have of sex, and is not a disability (just an incovenience) . There is no word for a man who is unwilling to have of sex (that situation has never occured yet).
It could be that 'Impotent' can also be applied to a woman, but I have of never encountered this usage.
Thank you for your interesting replies, and I look forward to further engaged discussion on this most interesting of topics.
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Re: Words with no opposite gender equivalent
Décolletage has no male equivalent.
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Surely most decollating is done by men anyway. Most women are too short to hang wallpaper.
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How soh? Plis put in foreign post slection ...Thlank you.
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Men have of décolletages as well.
It's just that the term is only applied to women because their décolletages are far more interesting.
It's a strange word, and I blame the French.
There is no reason why we couldn't refer to men's décolletages when they wear open top shirts, etc. But we don't.
This is another example of the language demonstrating social and sexual inequality.
It's just that the term is only applied to women because their décolletages are far more interesting.
It's a strange word, and I blame the French.
There is no reason why we couldn't refer to men's décolletages when they wear open top shirts, etc. But we don't.
This is another example of the language demonstrating social and sexual inequality.
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