Yeah, the DH went to college here in the '80s and it was common usage. Frottage, though, is an earlier usage, isn't it? From the French, like dressage?
Mom! Dead people are talking to you. Do the math!
Buffy ,'Showtime'
Natter 53: We could just avoid making tortured puns
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Scrappy - Sep 06, 2007 5:51:58 pm PDT #8928 of 10001
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
DavidS - Sep 06, 2007 5:55:49 pm PDT #8929 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Frottage, though, is an earlier usage, isn't it?
Yes, it is not linked to Buffy speak. In fact, I think it would be a back-formation to presume that the -age in "frottage" came from the same kind of construction.
Vortex - Sep 06, 2007 6:18:39 pm PDT #8930 of 10001
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
I believe "frottage"
frottage is pronounced fro-tahje. It's from the french "frotter", to rub.
bon bon - Sep 06, 2007 6:20:42 pm PDT #8931 of 10001
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Yes, it is not linked to Buffy speak. In fact, I think it would be a back-formation to presume that the -age in "frottage" came from the same kind of construction.
Well no, but does "-age" come from French? Wondering where it came from.
I'm generally doubtful that any common usages (!) came from Buffy. It was not *that* big.
amych - Sep 06, 2007 6:22:26 pm PDT #8932 of 10001
Now let us crush something soft and watch it fountain blood. That is a girlish thing to want to do, yes?
Well no, but does "-age" come from French?
Yep. It's a common French gerundy suffix.
beth b - Sep 06, 2007 6:24:45 pm PDT #8933 of 10001
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
happy birthday flea and Nilly
§ ita § - Sep 06, 2007 7:37:50 pm PDT #8934 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Ha! You can respect the right to free speech, but you don't have to respect the content. I am a fan of that sort of inanity in the face of shudder-inducing hate.
tommyrot - Sep 06, 2007 7:52:26 pm PDT #8935 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Is this the stupidest driver in the universe? [link]
The driver is attempting to get out of a parking lot. Driver has lots of room and can easily get out, but instead it apparently doesn't occur to the driver to turn the steering wheel while backing up, so driver rams two cars about three times each each to get out....
tommyrot - Sep 06, 2007 8:12:08 pm PDT #8936 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Video of a cat asleep on its back with its tail twitching: [link]
DavidS - Sep 06, 2007 8:21:05 pm PDT #8937 of 10001
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
Video of a cat asleep on its back with its tail twitching: [link]
Don't make me kill you.