Episode 8 Discussion
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29-12-2009, 10:25 PM
Post: #103
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RE: Episode 8 Discussion
I can't believe this discussion is still going on!
I'm really tempted to make up something funny but as the resident etymologist on the forum, here it is: boffing has British origins from about the mid 1930s and is most commonly used (as a verb) to have sex with someone. It was one of those words used by men (usually) who didn't want to say anything more vulgar because they were in "polite" company. As to why they chose "boff" as the origin of the word, I have no idea, given that "to boff someone" had previously meant to hit someone really hard, but you can draw your own conclusions from that. Hope this helps. (By the way, the list of things I am on this forum is getting longer and longer. At last count, I was the self professed thread resurrector, classicist and now etymologist. All of which has some basis in fact. I am also a pedant.) Back to episode 8. Many thanks to Tyger for a terrific signature |
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