Interesting that he was QUAIL hunting. Yes, I know quail is a bird, but one old-school definition of quail is FEAR, as in "Do not quail at the enemy's advance." What I did not know, however, is thus:
Definitions
quail
(Adult / Slang)
1. Colloquialism, since the 16 th centuries, for a prostitute. See prostitute for synonyms.
2. Today, generally applied to any woman regarded as a sexual object or quarry, based on a quail being a game bird.
3.** In US gay slang, ' a migratory bird, a delicacy to chicken hawks '** Bruce Rodgers. The Queens' Vernacular (1972).
4. Or: California quail / San Quentin quail , a girl below the legal age of consent. Peggy LaRue Satterlee, who charged Errol Flynn with rape in 1942, testified that Flynn had called her J.B. (jailbait) and S.Q.Q. (San Quentin quail) during their encounter. The jury acquitted Flynn.
I copy/pasted those definitions from Definition of Quail Did not realize The Queens' Vernacular is a dictionary for queers. But you piqued my interest, so I searched and found that yes, you can download a pdf of it Here. Still, you have to register to download, not sure if you have to pay. Also saw it's available on Amazon.
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Mammy ago
Interesting that he was QUAIL hunting. Yes, I know quail is a bird, but one old-school definition of quail is FEAR, as in "Do not quail at the enemy's advance." What I did not know, however, is thus: Definitions quail
(Adult / Slang) 1. Colloquialism, since the 16 th centuries, for a prostitute. See prostitute for synonyms. 2. Today, generally applied to any woman regarded as a sexual object or quarry, based on a quail being a game bird. 3.** In US gay slang, ' a migratory bird, a delicacy to chicken hawks '** Bruce Rodgers. The Queens' Vernacular (1972). 4. Or: California quail / San Quentin quail , a girl below the legal age of consent. Peggy LaRue Satterlee, who charged Errol Flynn with rape in 1942, testified that Flynn had called her J.B. (jailbait) and S.Q.Q. (San Quentin quail) during their encounter. The jury acquitted Flynn.
ESOTERICshade ago
I have been looking for a copy of that book that can be downloaded online. Do you know where it can be downloaded?
Mammy ago
I copy/pasted those definitions from Definition of Quail Did not realize The Queens' Vernacular is a dictionary for queers. But you piqued my interest, so I searched and found that yes, you can download a pdf of it Here. Still, you have to register to download, not sure if you have to pay. Also saw it's available on Amazon.