Is "Wench" an offensive word?

[soda]

JB! said:

"Going Wenching" is amazing.

I love that phrase, I shall go wenching this weekend.

'Come tither young wench'

[Jasandjules]

Well I call the OH Wench a lot... So I'm going to go with no....

[omgus]

Yep, use wench all the time. A couple of my friends would be a little put ut if i didn't call them wench occasionally, it is definitely an affectionate word from me.

[chrisgtx]

Been calling my other half wench for years,no offence caused.

[GTIR]

VeeTEC said:

Some people just take things far too literally.

Yes. Americans.

[goldblum]

soda said:

JB! said:

"Going Wenching" is amazing.

I love that phrase, I shall go wenching this weekend.

'Come tither young wench'

h

[Caulkhead]

GTIR said:

VeeTEC said:

Some people just take things far too literally.

Yes. Americans.

Apologise for calling her 'wench' and start calling her 'merkin' or 'septic' see if she likes it any better.

[SeeFive]

Probably means something completely different and insulting in Mercan - two nations separated by a single language etc. Similar to hood, trunk, fender, rotor etc.

I still get pain from a poorly healed head wound received when a female Mercan colleague staying in the same hotel as me in Belgium was worried that she might oversleep through jet-lag. So I offered to drop buy her room early the next morning to "knock her up".

Didn't like the hospital wallpaper.

[soda]

goldblum said:

soda said:

JB! said:

"Going Wenching" is amazing.

I love that phrase, I shall go wenching this weekend.

'Come tither young wench'

h

My dyslexic finger strikes again

Or to be honest my knowledge of olde English could use improvement

[philthy]

Caulkhead said:

GTIR said:

VeeTEC said:

Some people just take things far too literally.

Yes. Americans.

Apologise for calling her 'wench' and start calling her 'merkin' or 'septic' see if she likes it any better.

Tell her to learn English as well, or you'll smack her "fanny"

[Dagnir]

Why wouldn't a women be offended if she is referred to as a servant or we?

[Rude-boy]

philthy said:

Tell her to learn English as well, or you'll smack her "fanny"

I'm with the tell her to get back in her box and learn English before she spouts off.

st if we can cope with the stupidities of "trunk", "hood" "pants" and the like the least the touchy little madam can do is show a little reciprocity.

[Rude-boy]

Dagnir said:

Why wouldn't a women be offended if she is referred to as a servant or we?

Because it does't only mean those two things. It's double meanings that make the English language so gay.

[cazzer]

Rude-boy said:

I'm with the tell her to get back in her box and learn English before she spouts off.

st if we can cope with the stupidities of "trunk", "hood" "pants" and the like the least the touchy little madam can do is show a little reciprocity.

Reciprocity....well done that man.

That's a word you don't see on forums every day.

[Mehdi]

'Wench' nowadays refers to someone who is big/built(goes to the gym alot) , so its not really an insult nowadays if its used in that context.

[Rude-boy]

cazzer said:

Reciprocity....well done that man.

That's a word you don't see on forums every day.

It's my word of the week - managed to get it into 2 posts and a conversation so far

[Dagnir]

Mehdi said:

'Wench' nowadays refers to someone who is big/built(goes to the gym alot) , so its not really an insult nowadays if its used in that context.

Can't tell if stupid or trolling...


Please clarify?

[Rude-boy]

Dagnir said:

Mehdi said:

'Wench' nowadays refers to someone who is big/built(goes to the gym alot) , so its not really an insult nowadays if its used in that context.

Can't tell if stupid or trolling...


Please clarify?

I like the idea of trying the wench press

[Dagnir]

Rude-boy said:

Because it does't only mean those two things. It's double meanings that make the English language so gay.

You're right it does have another (non offensive) meaning, but I think 99% of the time it is used in a derogatory manner.

[V8mate]

Dagnir said:

Mehdi said:

'Wench' nowadays refers to someone who is big/built(goes to the gym alot) , so its not really an insult nowadays if its used in that context.

Can't tell if stupid or trolling...


Please clarify?

I've not heard it used in that context.
Not that I've ever been near a gym