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Apophyx t1_iwj30du wrote

Reply to comment by notinferno in 'It's a pretty gross and offensive phrase': SA Premier under fire for 'sloppy seconds' comment by notinferno

>"When I used the term, I actually thought it was in reference to leftover seconds on a plate, in respect of food, like when someone eats a meal on a plate normally it can be categorised as sloppy by the time you've finished with it," he said on radio this morning.

You mean to tell me it's not that? I legit thought the sexual meaning was just an apllication of the idiom to sex, not the primary meaning. TIL

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Zyxyx t1_iwlec8h wrote

There is no way it can be primarily about sex.

The urban dictionary has a definition from 2003, which wikipedia is quoting as the true meaning (because of course it is, it's wikipedia).

I'd be pretty surprised if the sexual use wasn't just an application, because no way such a aexual phrase would garner this much popular usage.

I hope someone does research on the history of the term

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