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Doctoris Extincti

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6. ¿ As this clip-explicitly mentions the lack of courtesy-would seem to be precise and knowing use of the term ?

Reply to LudwigPastorius (Reply #5)

Mon Jul 28, 2025, 07:08 AM

Jul 28

Had to lookup both these words. Rewarding in a dark sort of way and terribly funny, as OP intended, with people's unknowing use of them

Right up there with rock-n-roll which originally was a "...vernacular euphemism for '...sexual intercourse'...at least since the 1930s"

https://www.etymonline.com/word/rock%20and%20roll

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Gunnery Sergeant R. Lee Ermey introduced me to that term. LudwigPastorius Jul 28 #5

¿ As this clip-explicitly mentions the lack of courtesy-would seem to be precise and knowing use of the term ? Doctoris Extincti Jul 28 #6

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