Talk:clumsy

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The noun sense is probably taken from www.allwords.com, I couldn't find it anywhere else (including slang dictionaries). la la means I love you 07:48, 22 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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Rfv-sense. A euphemism for a person with Down's syndrome or similarly disabled person. Hmm. Mglovesfun (talk) 22:42, 21 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Really? How is this euphemism? I'd be offended if I had Down's syndrome. And no, never heard of it. JamesjiaoT C 04:53, 22 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
The noun sense is most probably taken from www.allwords.com, I couldn't find it anywhere else (I've checked in about 30 dictionaries, including slang). la la means I love you 18:56, 23 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I think citations could back up the more general sense of (informal, rare) A clumsy person. Mglovesfun (talk) 19:04, 23 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]
@la…you: No, www.allwords.com got it from us. —RuakhTALK 19:08, 23 March 2010 (UTC)[reply]

RFV failed, sense removed. —RuakhTALK 17:09, 12 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]