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[–] menthol@lemm.ee 22 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It was more common as a name, or nickname, back in the day. But not many people willingly use it anymore because now it primarily means a) penis and b) someone who is a monumental jerk.

I'm sure plenty of people chuckled about it even in the 60's though.

[–] jlow@beehaw.org 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)

What dies "lick" mean in this context?

[–] EmpiricalFlock@beehaw.org 11 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)
[–] jlow@beehaw.org 3 points 10 months ago

Wow, that's wild, I wonder where thatcs coming from, this doesn't really make sense to me:

https://www.etymonline.com/word/Lick