Maggio considers words like nubile, petite, brazen, curmudgeon, and bruiser as "sexist." Bombshell has to go because it's also "militaristic and violent," as do Renaissance man,
dirty old man ("conveys very little real information"), Big Brother, Caesar's wife, and deus ex machina (deus is in the masculine gender).
The Bias-Free Word Finder: A Dictionary of Nondiscriminatory Language
And that makes him a liar as well as a
dirty old man because the jury believed her instead of his denials.
Arrogant DLT; VOICE OF THE
I hang around for 20 minutes and this
dirty old man leans against me and then pays me up to pounds 30.
NEXT WEEK'S PROBLEM ... MEETOUR NEW AGONY AUNT SHE'LL BE THERE FOR YOU: Just Joan
One patted a chalky handprint on the back of his sodden shirt - anyone would think he was a
dirty old man...
GEORGE DUBBYA TUSH! Beijing 2008
To the ECHO's very own Six In The City columnist Amanda Harrington who KB-ed professional
dirty old man Hugh Hefner when he made her an offer she clearly could refuse.
'I wasn't too happy getting my kit off' The Insider Awards for 2007
WHO'D have thought that composer Ludwig van Beethoven was a
dirty old man who liked taking his clothes off?
cinema: Beethoven gets his kit off; COPYING BEETHOVEN (12A) **
A
dirty old man in a raincoat extolling the virtues of the lap dancing clubs and massage parlours?
Letter: Your Say - Ad nauseam
A 63-YEAR-OLD councillor, whose 'jocular' remarks to a female council worker have landed him in trouble, last night denied he was a
dirty old man.
Accused councillor denies 'dirty old man' tag
``He's just a sad,
dirty old man who 25 years ago would never have been prosecuted.
COACH LOSES ALL; Man admits indecent assaults on girls
There are also tidbits about the evolution of well-known phrases, such as "
dirty old man," which referred to a sexual assilant, often a shop keeper, who would bribe his poorer employees with candy.
Heroes of Their Own Lives: the Politics and History of Family Violence, Boston 1880-1960
He didn't like Harris and asserted that he was a "
dirty old man".
I interviewed him on air and he groped my boob; VICTIM
He doesn't mean any harm by it but I hate people thinking he's a
dirty old man. Do I try to stop him as he's unaware that his compliments aren't always welcome?
Husband's flirting is not welcome; Just Joan
As their friendship grows, he treads, and occasionally crosses, a fine line between being a charming rogue and a
dirty old man.
cinema: dvd
Insiderthinks maybe cuddly Chris should watch himself, hanging around school playgrounds, especially as he's just confessed he's worried he's turning into a
dirty old man.
The Insider: Moyles nosing about
She thinks I'm a
dirty old man (at 74), but you know I'm right, don't you?
gardening: Why my wife needs a thong