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Old 06-21-2002, 07:48 PM
KappaStargirl KappaStargirl is offline
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Re: Words that "sound" dirty...

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Originally posted by AOX81
Words that "Sound" Dirty, but Aren't

paradiddle

Having been a percussion major, I can tell you that occasionally this word can get dirty..but most of the time it isn't.

For those of you who aren't musicians: It's a pattern of beats played a certain way on a snare drum. A paradiddle consists of four strikes, with the hand pattern R L RR, L R LL. There are also double and triple paradiddles.

Oh my, I think my description sounds dirty

My favorite not-dirty word: bibliophile. It's someone who loves books.
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