strange language

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The word "bozo" derives from the French slang term "bouseaux" (meaning "hick, peasant, or yokel"). However, bouseaux literally means "cow turds."  

Gay men who successfully joined the British Navy used to be called "reverse malingerers."  

A Boy Scout who forcibly helps an old lady across the street is called an officious interloper. Ask any lawyer.  

The Greeks had a word that meant "with armpits smelling like a he-goat."  

The term for when dogs scratch their butts by dragging them across the floor is called "sleigh riding."  

The expression "paddy wagon" is derived from a derogatory reference to picking up drunk Irish people.  

Young women in Atlanta used to refer to their private parts as "janers." 

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