User contributions for Adam9007

18 August 2024

• 21:5821:58, 18 August 2024 diff hist +74‎ faggot ‎ I think it's safe to say that any use of this word to refer to a person is now likely to be considered offensive.

18 July 2024

• 20:3420:34, 18 July 2024 diff hist +285‎ N go forth and multiply ‎ It's difficult to find quotes, but I'm dead sure this is in common use. current

15 July 2024

• 21:2621:26, 15 July 2024 diff hist +79‎ にぎにぎしい ‎No edit summary current
• 21:2021:20, 15 July 2024 diff hist +94‎ 陽気 ‎ →‎Japanese current
• 21:1821:18, 15 July 2024 diff hist +103‎ 明るい ‎ →‎Synonyms
• 21:1521:15, 15 July 2024 diff hist +128‎ merry ‎ →‎Translations

27 March 2024

• 23:3823:38, 27 March 2024 diff hist +694‎ snigger ‎ This has been known to be mistaken for a slur.

2 March 2024

• 05:5405:54, 2 March 2024 diff hist +197‎ brain fag ‎No edit summary
• 05:4505:45, 2 March 2024 diff hist −12‎ African-American ‎ As mentioned on the talk page, this term is sometimes incorrectly used to refer to any black person, even if they are not American, which is why is can cause offence.

16 February 2024

• 22:5722:57, 16 February 2024 diff hist +66‎ psycho ‎No edit summary

18 January 2024

• 22:5522:55, 18 January 2024 diff hist +367‎ African-American ‎No edit summary

31 December 2023

• 04:2304:23, 31 December 2023 diff hist +352‎ pissed ‎ The usage to mean angry is undeniably spreading elsewhere, at least amongst younger people.

6 December 2023

• 22:4822:48, 6 December 2023 diff hist +38‎ faggot ‎No edit summary
• 22:3722:37, 6 December 2023 diff hist +480‎ faggot ‎ Add to usage note.

28 November 2023

• 04:1304:13, 28 November 2023 diff hist +57‎ Thesaurus:happy ‎ →‎Synonyms
• 04:0804:08, 28 November 2023 diff hist +56‎ Thesaurus:happy ‎ →‎Antonyms
• 02:5602:56, 28 November 2023 diff hist +122‎ program ‎ →‎Usage notes: Some in the UK object to the spelling 'program', even when referring to computer code.

17 October 2023

• 17:5217:52, 17 October 2023 diff hist +53‎ fag ‎ →‎Etymology 2: Even most Brits are unaware of the usages to refer to hard work or to tiring.
• 05:2805:28, 17 October 2023 diff hist +32‎ fag ‎No edit summary

16 October 2023

• 17:5517:55, 16 October 2023 diff hist +18‎ fag ‎ →‎Etymology 2
• 17:3717:37, 16 October 2023 diff hist +305‎ fag ‎ Should probably label these senses too.

14 October 2023

• 17:2717:27, 14 October 2023 diff hist +371‎ midget ‎No edit summary

8 October 2023

• 06:3006:30, 8 October 2023 diff hist −1‎ fag ‎No edit summary
• 06:2906:29, 8 October 2023 diff hist +1‎ fag ‎ →‎Etymology 1: Not translations of usage notes.

6 October 2023

• 22:0222:02, 6 October 2023 diff hist +143‎ Citations:gay ‎ →‎Adjective: happy
• 20:2020:20, 6 October 2023 diff hist +1,151‎ fag ‎ I'm surprised there's nothing about this here, for it's absolutely a thing. Tag: new-L2

12 September 2023

• 18:1118:11, 12 September 2023 diff hist +491‎ Union Jack ‎No edit summary

11 September 2023

• 21:4921:49, 11 September 2023 diff hist +1,010‎ Union Jack ‎ Some, rightly or wrongly, consider this name to be incorrect in most cases.

5 September 2023

• 22:3322:33, 5 September 2023 diff hist +241‎ gaiety ‎No edit summary
• 22:2022:20, 5 September 2023 diff hist +145‎ gaily ‎No edit summary

3 September 2023

• 20:1720:17, 3 September 2023 diff hist +24‎ archaic ‎ →‎Usage notes: Not all dictionaries do this.
• 05:4205:42, 3 September 2023 diff hist +197‎ Citations:gay ‎ →‎Adjective: happy: Another citation.
• 04:5904:59, 3 September 2023 diff hist +209‎ Citations:gay ‎ →‎Adjective: colorful: Colourful, or happy?
• 04:3204:32, 3 September 2023 diff hist 0‎ m light ‎No edit summary
• 04:2804:28, 3 September 2023 diff hist +306‎ light ‎ →‎Etymology 4: I can't see this sense anywhere here.
• 04:1404:14, 3 September 2023 diff hist +281‎ Citations:gay ‎ →‎Adjective: happy: Added citation.
• 02:4902:49, 3 September 2023 diff hist +16‎ with gay abandon ‎ Is it? I very much doubt it. Tags: Undo Reverted
• 02:4602:46, 3 September 2023 diff hist +21‎ gramme ‎ So it's dated, then. And I'm pretty sure it was much earlier than 2000. Tag: Undo

1 September 2023

• 20:0720:07, 1 September 2023 diff hist +41‎ hyposexual ‎No edit summary
• 19:5819:58, 1 September 2023 diff hist +22‎ asexual ‎ →‎Usage notes

31 August 2023

• 21:3021:30, 31 August 2023 diff hist +206‎ non-libidoist ‎ I wish people wouldn't confuse this with asexual. This is nothing to do with sexual orientation.
• 19:4719:47, 31 August 2023 diff hist −9‎ archaic ‎ The semicolon does the job nicely.
• 19:1019:10, 31 August 2023 diff hist +3‎ archaic ‎No edit summary
• 19:0919:09, 31 August 2023 diff hist +3‎ archaic ‎No edit summary
• 19:0819:08, 31 August 2023 diff hist +18‎ archaic ‎No edit summary
• 18:5818:58, 31 August 2023 diff hist +491‎ archaic ‎ In my experience, non-lexicographers are likely to use sense 1 to describe words; therefore, the word's use to describe words doesn't necessarily restrict the context to sense 2.
• 17:1717:17, 31 August 2023 diff hist +510‎ Queer Street ‎No edit summary
• 05:0505:05, 31 August 2023 diff hist +264‎ queer ‎No edit summary
• 04:3404:34, 31 August 2023 diff hist +6‎ queer someone's pitch ‎No edit summary

4 July 2023

• 04:4904:49, 4 July 2023 diff hist +310‎ Talk:fag ‎ →‎Australia: Reply Tag: Reply