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four-letter man
Posted: Wed Aug 31, 2005 11:23 am
by Itasan
'a four-letter man'
Does it mean 'a disgusting man'?
Do you also say 'a four-letter woman' or
'a four-letter person'?
Thank you.
Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2005 1:12 am
by Lorikeet
Oh my, I always thought that referred to the letter an athlete got for belonging to a sports team in high school. Do they still do that? Does it mean something else?
Posted: Mon Sep 05, 2005 11:06 pm
by sbourque
I think Lorikeet is right--at my high school, you could letter in various sports (football, baseball, basketball, tennis, track, golf) but I never knew anyone who lettered in more than 3. It refers to spending a certain amount of time on the team.