Date:  Wed, 29 Nov 1995 09:22:32 -0600

From:  Katherine Catmull <kate[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]BGA.COM>

Subject: Re: toboggan



On Wed, 29 Nov 1995, Wayne Glowka wrote:



> (i.e., "whore, whore, whore").  However, black college students told me

> last week that "ho" (i.e., "whore") now refers to a promiscuous male; a

> promiscuous female is called a "freak." The etymological explanation

> offered to me posited that the new meaning for "freak" comes from Atlanta's

> "Freaknik" since this party offers numerous opportunities for one-time

> anonymous sex ("which is the best way to have it," the student said).



I don't think this is a new usage, or not very new. What about that '70s

song "Superfreak" ("She's a freak--superfreaky!")? "Freak" is also used

in this sense in Spike Lee's _School Daze_, which is about eight (??)

years old.



Kate Catmull      kate[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]bga.com