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In 1600 a Faggot was a bundle of sticks that wereburned. Today it has, to some, a much different meaning. In 1969, when I was in high school,a Dork was slang for a penis. Today it is any clueless, nerdy, doof. A jock was an athletic supporter and not the athlete.

So what was a silken dalliance?   Words and their meanings change with in decades why not over the centuries?

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