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It's actually not pejorative. (The term "wenching", however, is. Go English language! :) I've linked elsewhere: First defn from first hit on google: http://w

It's actually not pejorative. (The term "wenching", however, is. Go English language! :) I've linked elsewhere: First defn from first hit on google: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=wench http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=wench

mbrameld 14y ago
When I type "define wench" in to Google I get this before the Urban Dictionary result: Noun A girl or young woman.
- testing12341234 14y ago
  Unfortunately, you stopped short according to [0] wench (wnch) n. 1. A young woman or girl, especially a peasant girl. 2. A woman servant. 3. A wanton woman. intr.v. wenched, wench·ing, wench·es To consort or engage in sex with wanton women. Used of a man. [0] http://www.thefreedictionary.com/wench http://www.thefreedictionary.com/wench
  - jack-r-abbit 14y ago
    and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wench http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wench: a historical British Modern English colloquial term for a lower class woman and/or promiscuous woman. Also in the 19th and early 20th centuries a term for a black woman, the male counterpart being "buck", both of which would be considered offensive and derogatory in modern times. and http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wench http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wench: a lewd woman : prostitute
    - sliverstorm 14y ago
      "buck" is supposed to be offensive? Damnit, I have been dropping the ball on getting offended.
      - jack-r-abbit 14y ago
        Ya... I'm pretty sure I've dropped the ball on getting offended too. I should probably be offended at least 3-5 times a day. But as it turns out... I have a sense of humor. Apparently, with a sense of humor one does not get offended. Even less so if the offenses are "in theme." Who knew?
      - waterlesscloud 14y ago
        Historically it was a slur against African-Americans. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Buck http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Buck

mbrameld 14y ago

When I type "define wench" in to Google I get this before the Urban Dictionary result: Noun A girl or young woman.

testing12341234 14y ago
Unfortunately, you stopped short according to [0] wench (wnch) n. 1. A young woman or girl, especially a peasant girl. 2. A woman servant. 3. A wanton woman. intr.v. wenched, wench·ing, wench·es To consort or engage in sex with wanton women. Used of a man. [0] http://www.thefreedictionary.com/wench http://www.thefreedictionary.com/wench
- jack-r-abbit 14y ago
  and http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wench http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wench: a historical British Modern English colloquial term for a lower class woman and/or promiscuous woman. Also in the 19th and early 20th centuries a term for a black woman, the male counterpart being "buck", both of which would be considered offensive and derogatory in modern times. and http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wench http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wench: a lewd woman : prostitute
  - sliverstorm 14y ago
    "buck" is supposed to be offensive? Damnit, I have been dropping the ball on getting offended.
    - jack-r-abbit 14y ago
      Ya... I'm pretty sure I've dropped the ball on getting offended too. I should probably be offended at least 3-5 times a day. But as it turns out... I have a sense of humor. Apparently, with a sense of humor one does not get offended. Even less so if the offenses are "in theme." Who knew?
    - waterlesscloud 14y ago
      Historically it was a slur against African-Americans. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Buck http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Buck