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[US] Neaman & Silver Euphemisms 27: Another term for the vagina is the American ace of spades.
at ace of spades (n.) under ace, n.
[US] Neaman & Silver Euphemisms 207: He will work to be considered aces high, one trusted by his fellow inmates.
at ace-high, adj.
[US] Neaman & Silver Euphemisms 241: Ambidextrous Sexually attracted to both men and women.
at ambidextrous, adj.
[US] Neaman & Silver Euphemisms 47: Backfire, A; To Backfire This is a contemporary euphemism clearly based on the analogy between the sound caused by breaking wind and that caused by a car’s incomplete combustion of fuel.
at backfire, v.
[US] Neaman & Silver Euphemisms 251: After taking her application (making a deal with her) the pimp may even buy her bonds or threads (elaborate clothing).
at bonds, n.
[US] Neaman & Silver Euphemisms n.p.: clit fight (verb) A sexual game between two women.
at clit-fight (n.) under clit, n.
[US] Neaman & Silver Euphemisms 169: The most efficacious of these [i.e. the policeman’s weapons] is still the gun, also known as a Crowd Pleaser (U.S., 1970s).
at crowd pleaser, n.
[US] Neaman & Silver Euphemisms 184: Victims are variously [...] eggs, savages and winchells.
at winchell, n.
[US] (ref. to 1940s) Neaman & Silver Euphemisms 224: A virgin has been saving it for the worms in Canada since the 1940s, and when the euphemism is posed as a question (are you saving it for the worms?), it is intended to seduce a girl.
at are you saving it for the worms? under worm, n.
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