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Re: GUNZEL

Ron BEST wrote:

> I am attempting to get this word into the Macquarie Dictionary. Can anyone
> supply a PRINTED quotation (NOT from an n.g.) which shows the word used in
> context?
>
> Rgds
>
> Ron BEST

I came across a definition in the Collins English Dictionary (Australian
Edition), as follows:
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gunsel. n. U.S. slang
1. A catamite (defined as: a boy kept for homosexual purposes).
2. A stupid or inexperienced person, esp. a youth.
3. A criminal who carries a gun.
[C20: probably from Yiddish genzel; compare German ganslein gosling, from gans
GOOSE]
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Well, I suppose many (including those on this ng?) would consider my
locospotting a bit of a wild goose chase at times..... <g>.

Given the German connection, what about "Hansel and Gunsel" instead of "Hansel
and Gretel"? <bg>.

John
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