Talk:bridesmaids

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bridesmaids

Rfd-redundant "The group of women in a wedding ceremony, (not including the bride) who participate in the ceremony" redundant to plural-of.​—msh210℠ (talk) 08:24, 17 January 2014 (UTC)

Delete. — Ungoliant ^(falai) 10:38, 17 January 2014 (UTC)

• Delete per nom. This is also inaccurate - a woman may "participate in the ceremony" without being a bridesmaid, as an officiant, the one who gives away the bride, even a flower girl. bd2412 T 12:05, 17 January 2014 (UTC)
• Delete manifestly wrong - the vicar can be a woman these days. SemperBlotto (talk) 12:20, 17 January 2014 (UTC)
• Delete per nom. - -sche (discuss) 19:40, 17 January 2014 (UTC)

Delete. Equinox ◑ 00:02, 18 January 2014 (UTC)

• Delete Wrong and superfluous. FWIW, I have added an additional colloquial definition for "bridesmaid" pertaining to sports teams who perennially finish 2nd and actors who perennially are nominated for Oscars/Emmys, but never win Purplebackpack89 ^{(Notes Taken) (Locker)} 00:23, 18 January 2014 (UTC)
  • If anyone RFVs, google books:"bridesmaid" finishes seems plausible. TeleComNasSprVen (talk) 01:23, 18 January 2014 (UTC)

Deleted. - -sche (discuss) 08:10, 8 February 2014 (UTC)