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in reply to a message by Higuma Kanora
Jezebel, Cherry.
Adolf would be a cool name too, maybe not quite my style - it's hard to think about what it'd be like without the association.
I used to like Lucifer as a gp, but I've soured on it.
- mirfak
Adolf would be a cool name too, maybe not quite my style - it's hard to think about what it'd be like without the association.
I used to like Lucifer as a gp, but I've soured on it.
- mirfak
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Jezebel is such a shame. Lots of potential for nice nicknames too.
I totally get what you mean about Adolf.
What's the issue with Cherry? I find it a little too cutesy (I hesitate to say trashy because it sounds pretentious and middle-class of me, but that's what comes to mind) but I don't get the association. I'm probably just being silly.
I totally get what you mean about Adolf.
What's the issue with Cherry? I find it a little too cutesy (I hesitate to say trashy because it sounds pretentious and middle-class of me, but that's what comes to mind) but I don't get the association. I'm probably just being silly.
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Yeah, like Bitey said, it has a sexualized connotation that basically nobody overlooks. There was a popular band some years ago named "Cherry Poppin' Daddies" (which is a pretty shocking band name now that I think about it, but it was humorous). The slang about hymens is now very dated and sounds pretty lame/quaint, but people use "pop the cherry" metaphorically, in a facetious way, to refer to doing things for the first time. Cherry is also a term to describe the condition of an exceedingly well-cared-for vintage sports car.
I don't think Cherry is as totally unusable as Adolf seems - it'd sound name-ish, because Sherry is so common - but a lot of people would raise an eyebrow at it, and that'd put me off using it.
I don't think Cherry is as totally unusable as Adolf seems - it'd sound name-ish, because Sherry is so common - but a lot of people would raise an eyebrow at it, and that'd put me off using it.
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In the US it's a slang word for hymen ("popping your cherry" = losing your virginity)
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