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Lucky he got them confused! In the UK at least, calling someone a horse doesn't really make sense, but calling someone a mare is fairly insulting.
by IanCal 11y ago
Lucky he got them confused! In the UK at least, calling someone a horse doesn't really make sense, but calling someone a mare is fairly insulting.
- notNow 11y agoDoes "mare" hold any sexual connotations? Because in our case, it could mean that the female is attractive and has good physique esp. stature or it's implied that she has good sexual appetite/stamina and that's why it's best to avoid all these terms altogether and stick to plain and simple pickup lines :)
- user_0001 11y agoNo, no sexual connotations I don't think "mare" is that insulting either, an insult-lite at best. Used in relation usually to being stubborn. "come on, do your homework, you're stubborn like mare / you stubborn little mare"
- lmm 11y agoYes, sexual connotations.
- DanBC 11y agoIt's usually bad-tempered or band natured. EG "a right mardy mare" Probably NSFW for language http://www.townx.org/blog/elliot/insulting-british-colloquialisms http://www.townx.org/blog/elliot/insulting-british-colloquia... http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=mardy http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=mardy
- rudolf0 11y agoThat's pretty interesting. "Horse" is a generic insult for an ugly person, often a woman, in US slang, but "mare" has no significance.
- joshschreuder 11y agoAnd yet filly (a young female horse) is quite appropriate as a compliment or term of endearment for a fashionable lady in some parts of the world.