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  • Dave Wilton

Dave Wilton

01 Feb 2025
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I have a post on the Strong Language blog on the most popular Pornhub search terms in 2024, from hentai to twink to Mormon threesome. Be sure to check it out.

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pond / pound

19 June 2026 A pond is a small body of water. The word is actually a spelling and pronunciation variant of the noun pound, meaning of a pen or enclosure. The word probably comes from an unattested Old English *pund. We also find cognates in the Anglo-Norman ponde, punde,
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