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  • My language has been described as unlady-like at best and drunken sailor-like at worst.

    Substitution of Words Amanda 2008

  • My language has been described as unlady-like at best and drunken sailor-like at worst.

    Archive 2008-04-01 Amanda 2008

  • I do sweat unlady like, comme un cochon but I am sure this is wrong.

    degouliner - French Word-A-Day 2009

  • I do sweat unlady like, comme un cochon but I am sure this is wrong.

    degouliner - French Word-A-Day 2009

  • However, her impression that women use more tag-questions ( "Nice day, isn't it?" because they're socialized to believe that assertion is unlady-like) is not so outdated, but these days, men also use the tag-question hedging technique.

    How A Hug Lasts Forever fantasyecho 2006

  • And, yes, there ` s even something we can all learn from these unlady-like battles.

    CNN Transcript Jun 18, 2007 2007

  • His secretary is used to using some very unlady like language.

    Think Progress » Coburn’s Hypocrisy A Crying Shame 2005

  • In it, the hotel heiress is begging for the camera ` s attention and throwing out some rather unlady-like language.

    CNN Transcript Feb 6, 2007 2007

  • Track 20: On our wedding day, 3 Dominican men sang to us "Oh Donna", but cleverly changed the lyrics to "Oh Jamie Lee", which made me laugh very unlady-likely in the middle of my vows.

    Archive 2006-03-01 Jay 2006

  • Then you go into the bathrooms and are both mervelled and perplexed at the remote control sized panel on the side of the toilet with random buttons for "flushing noises" that last for 25 seconds but don't actually flush the water anyway (so the instructions on the wall say) because it's considered unlady-like for anyone else to hear you pee.

    lily-white Diary Entry lily-white 2006

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