Talk:bootilicious
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"Alternative spelling of bootylicious." --Connel MacKenzie T C 05:00, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
- Yes. I think this is the (much) more common spelling in the UK. I have seen it often, but don't remember seeing bootylicious ever. Enginear 09:38, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
- Well, when bootilicious hit RFV the first time (in November) I couldn't find any decent cites for it, and put the 'alternative spelling' page to link to the spelling I did find, bootylicious. —Muke Tever 22:32, 20 June 2006 (UTC)
- I see what you mean, bootilicious is still bouncing behind [sorry] -- maybe it is mainly British. Anyway, I found, and added, 4 cites from books.google today, 2-3 of which were clearly as defined, while the other 1-2 may have been more influenced by beautiful than booty. Earliest cite 2003. Also 1 blog entry. The assistance of Ms Knowles in raising the prominence of this concept should not be underestimated! I suspect that many British people are using the word to describe people who look/move like her, without realising its etymology (booty in that sense is very rare here) -- maybe a sign that the word is no longer a protologism.
- Possibly because of people's uncertainty as to provenance, and perhaps because of the long-standing British advertising campaigns for (I've honestly forgotten his name)'s "bootiful-" ie beautiful- (said with a broad Norfolk accent) tasting turkey products, there is also now clear usage, particularly for food, as bootiful + delicious, though that may still be protologistic, and I'm certainly not adding it today! Enginear 12:38, 21 June 2006 (UTC)