The Other Nicknames of American Greek-Letter Organizations

Abstract Greek sororities and fraternities in the United States have not one nickname, but two—the second being a sexually-embellished version of the first. These latter, “dirty”, nicknames have been created within a narrowlydefined set of sociocultural and linguistic rules, and, beyond revealing th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thomas E. Murray
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 1998-06-01
Series:Names
Online Access:http://ans-names.pitt.edu/ans/article/view/1514