Re: gunzel?

[John Cleverdon <johnc@cdi.com.au>]

Derick Wuen wrote:

> Newbie to group seeks info on etymology and usage of term gunzel.
>
> So far from this ng it seems to me that ....
>
> <snip>
>
> (4) Word looks as if it comes from middle Europe. Old German folk tale,
> Hansel and Gunzel? Like to hear that.
>
> <snip>

I have only ever read one definition of the word, some years ago now.
IIRC, only men can be gunzels (hint, hint...), and it involves a certain type of
man that I (and I assume others on this ng as well) am definitely *not*.

John
--
John Cleverdon, B.App.Sc. (Cartography), AMMSIA
Amateur astronomer & Railway enthusiast | Essendon - 1999 AFL premiers
Dromana, Victoria, Australia | Phone: 03 5987 1535 (H)
E-mail:  johnc@cdi.com.au
The Locomotive Page: http://www.railpage.org.au/loco
Astronomical Soc. of Frankston: http://www.peninsula.starway.net.au/~aggro