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mbrameld

When I type "define wench" in to Google I get this before the Urban Dictionary result: Noun A girl or young woman.

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Unfortunately, you stopped short according to [0]

wench (wnch)

n.

1. A young woman or girl, especially a peasant girl.

2. A woman servant.

3. A wanton woman.

intr.v. wenched, wench·ing, wench·es

To consort or engage in sex with wanton women. Used of a man.

[0] http://www.thefreedictionary.com/wench

and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wench: a historical British Modern English colloquial term for a lower class woman and/or promiscuous woman. Also in the 19th and early 20th centuries a term for a black woman, the male counterpart being "buck", both of which would be considered offensive and derogatory in modern times.

and http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wench: a lewd woman : prostitute

"buck" is supposed to be offensive? Damnit, I have been dropping the ball on getting offended.

Ya... I'm pretty sure I've dropped the ball on getting offended too. I should probably be offended at least 3-5 times a day. But as it turns out... I have a sense of humor. Apparently, with a sense of humor one does not get offended. Even less so if the offenses are "in theme." Who knew?

Historically it was a slur against African-Americans. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Buck

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