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In reply to the discussion: What do you think of the word "unladylike"? [View all]onpatrol98
(1,989 posts)My most awesome and wonderful grandmother would use the term in a number of situations.
1) Vulgarity
2) Smoking
3) Sleeping Around
4) Sitting with your knees apart instead of together...(I have to chuckle because she would nail me on that one. I was careful not to hit her radar on the others.)
5) Being loud and/or obnoxious (in polite company)
6) Whistle (my grandfather's contribution AFTER he taught me to whistle)
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Keeping in mind this is the woman who taught me how to play football. Now, make no mistake...she despised these characteristics in my male cousins as well. (Except for that knees thing...). But, there was an extra admonition for us girls. That was quite "unladylike".
But, those of us raised with her tend not to be vulgar, don't smoke, sleep around, or get loud and obnoxious in polite company.
Unfortunately, I still whistle and have not mastered the knees thing.
Man, I miss my grandma...