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Is "kinky" a negative word?

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by: bruce bowser - Mon, 18 Jul 2022 18:28 UTC

lc...@young.cisco.com (Liz Chen) wrote:
>One of my friend insists that kinky is not a
>good adjective and mostly is used in erotic stuff.
>However, I heard people used it in a way as strange.
>
>What does kinky really mean?

Definition of kinky
1: closely twisted or curled
2: relating to, having, or appealing to unconventional tastes especially in sex
also : sexually deviant
3: OUTLANDISH, FAR-OUT

Merriam Webster
-- https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kinky

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Subject: Re: Is "kinky" a negative word?
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by: Lionel Edwards - Mon, 18 Jul 2022 18:47 UTC

On Monday, July 18, 2022 at 7:28:33 PM UTC+1, bruce bowser wrote:
> lc...@young.cisco.com (Liz Chen) wrote:
> >One of my friend insists that kinky is not a
> >good adjective and mostly is used in erotic stuff.
> >However, I heard people used it in a way as strange.
> >
> >What does kinky really mean?
>
> Definition of kinky
> 1: closely twisted or curled
> 2: relating to, having, or appealing to unconventional tastes especially in sex
> also : sexually deviant
> 3: OUTLANDISH, FAR-OUT
>
> Merriam Webster
> -- https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kinky

It is an erotic term so to be avoided. Even The Kinks couldn't
prevent it from being kinky:

<https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQw7wLvJgfM>

Don't kiss an elephant on the lips today.

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Subject	Author
Is "kinky" a negative word?	bruce bowser
Re: Is "kinky" a negative word?	Lionel Edwards