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My Word is Born

Michael from Sherman Oaks, California, says that as a teacher in New Jersey in the 1980s, he heard students saying My word is born, meaning “You better believe me,” and later shortened to simply word. The research of linguist Geneva...

gay sprawl

gay sprawl  n.— «Gay papers face other challenges that are largely unique, such as contending with what some people call gay sprawl. With the increasing acceptance of gays and lesbians into mainstream American culture, a growing number of...