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great white hope (paid)

  • Dave Wilton

Dave Wilton

12 Aug 2026 • 3 min read
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Poster, with pictures of 2 boxers, 1 Black and 1 white, for the Jack Johnson vs. Jim Jeffries boxing match of 4 July 1910

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fellate / fellatio / fellation

01 Sep 2026 3 min read
Photo of numerous bikini-clad women posing with a man; the word “Booty” appears at the top in large letters
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booty / booty call (paid)

31 Aug 2026 6 min read
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pride

31 August 2026 Pride comes to us from the Old English pryde or pryte, which had a core meaning pretty much the same as the present-day word. But strangely, its origin is quite different from that of proud. Our present-day adjective proud is a reflex of an Old
31 Aug 2026 2 min read
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