On 2025-03-29 09:50:43 +0000, Daniel70 said:

Do you recall a couple of months ago, when Binky was bitching about us calling him 'Binky' because *HE* thought it meant 'Pedophile talking'
or some such 'in Gay Society' and I stated I'd ask my Nephew (who is
Gay) if he knew what it meant??

Well, today was the day. One of my Nieces' had just moved into a new
house, so she and her Husband had a combined Housewarming and Birthday
Party for her three year old Daughter, Daisy, and my Nephew, Jeremy,
was there with his Husband, Alfredo, were in attendance .... so I asked
him if he had any clue what 'Binky' meant in Gay Society.

He replied 'NO', of course and, whilst I was explaining our situation
here, Jeremy was straight on his 'phone and came up with something
along the lines of .....

Quote
binky
/ˈbɪŋki/

noun

1. a baby's dummy: trademark in US

"Daniel lay in his carriage, happily sucking a binky"
End Quote

Seems both Oxford AND Cambridge English Dictionary's define 'Binky' similarly.

So it would seem Binky is incorrect .... Shock!! Horror!! That can't be right, can it??

And Why, oh, Why are THEY using MY NAME in their example?? Co-incidence??

The UrbanDictionary.com has five pages of other, user-supplied,
definitions with a more urban slang meaning. Some of the perhaps more appropriate ones for this instance include:

- binky
Weird, odd, cringy, something out of the ordinary, embarrassing,
makes you question things
"Oh my god, she is so binky!"
"You're literally so binky!"

- binky
The new word for porno.
"Man it's lonely here, let's go rent some lesbian binky."
"Oh my goodness!!! Son I am hearing weird sounds from your room!!
Are you watching binky?!"
"Dude I'm f*ckin smashed girrrllll, let's make a binky tape."
"I'm bored, I'm gonna do the stranger while watching binky."
(if you dont know what stranger is, look it up.)

- binky
A mooching, smelly, unsanitary person. This person may also be
abnormally obese and showers seldom. The original binky was born
and raised in the 80's in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn NY
"That kid from 20th ave is a Binky."
"Hey watup binky, u look terrible."

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Lying Idlehands always lies like his father The Devil.

Dave, I think you take messages made by people on an internet
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On 3/29/2025 04:50, Daniel70 wrote:

Do you recall a couple of months ago, when Binky was bitching about us calling him 'Binky' because *HE* thought it meant 'Pedophile talking' or some such 'in Gay Society' and I stated I'd ask my Nephew (who is Gay)
if he knew what it meant??

Well, today was the day. One of my Nieces' had just moved into a new
house, so she and her Husband had a combined Housewarming and Birthday
Party for her three year old Daughter, Daisy, and my Nephew, Jeremy, was there with his Husband, Alfredo, were in attendance .... so I asked him
if he had any clue what 'Binky' meant in Gay Society.

He replied 'NO', of course and, whilst I was explaining our situation
here, Jeremy was straight on his 'phone and came up with something along
the lines of .....

Sorry for being late to the party, I was/am preparing for the defense of
my dissertation.

Yeah, I remember. What your nephew said is pretty much what my niece
said to me when I asked her.

Quote
binky
/ˈbɪŋki/

noun

ÿÿÿ 1. a baby's dummy: trademark in US

"Daniel lay in his carriage, happily sucking a binky"
End Quote

Seems both Oxford AND Cambridge English Dictionary's define 'Binky' similarly.

So it would seem Binky is incorrect .... Shock!! Horror!! That can't be right, can it??

And Why, oh, Why are THEY using MY NAME in their example?? Co-incidence??

--

Intelligence is no guarantee against being dead wrong.
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Hornplayer9599 wrote:

Sorry for being late to the party,

The party hasn't even started yet... come back on the 12th April
for some real celebrating!

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The Doctor wrote:

In article <xn0p41bf3o9qv000@post.eweka.nl>,
Blueshirt <blueshirt@indigo.news> wrote:

Hornplayer9599 wrote:

Sorry for being late to the party,

The party hasn't even started yet... come back on the 12th
April for some real celebrating!

Let's get the pleace ready!

Leaving are you?

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On 4/1/2025 09:00, Blueshirt wrote:

Hornplayer9599 wrote:

Sorry for being late to the party,

The party hasn't even started yet... come back on the 12th April
for some real celebrating!

Oh, I intend to. I present my dissertation on the 11th.

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