http://www.word-detective.com/2011/08/gal/ Semper Ubi Sub Ubi Wed, 20 Mar 2013 19:32:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.word-detective.com/2011/08/gal/comment-page-1/#comment-36575 Donna Holumzer Thu, 22 Mar 2012 19:48:06 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=5337#comment-36575 I have just been told by two black female co-workers that the term"gal" means female horse. So when older white men call them gal they are calling them a horse. It is a negative word for black women when white males call them that. All this is new to me. I have just been told by two black female co-workers that the term”gal” means female horse. So when older white men call them gal they are calling them a horse. It is a negative word for black women when white males call them that. All this is new to me.

]]> http://www.word-detective.com/2011/08/gal/comment-page-1/#comment-21554 Graham Chambers Wed, 17 Aug 2011 12:28:58 +0000 http://www.word-detective.com/?p=5337#comment-21554 The term "girl" for a young female may have come into use in the 14th century, but Shakespeare was still using it to mean a young person of either sex in the 16th century. The term “girl” for a young female may have come into use in the 14th century, but Shakespeare was still using it to mean a young person of either sex in the 16th century.

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