Talk:Biafran
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"A skinny person." I found a Web page saying that this term was formerly used in German, among schoolchildren, as a taunt, but nothing about English. Equinox ◑ 12:59, 27 September 2010 (UTC)
- Definitly exists. As a skinny person, I spent half my school years (1970s) being called a Biafran. It was based on news reports showing starving refugees which were common at the time. Dated now.--Dmol 08:58, 28 September 2010 (UTC)
- Used as Australian slang for skinny in the screenplay/film 'The Animal Kingdom (2011)' — This unsigned comment was added by Levenevens (talk • contribs) at 10:05, 26 April 2011.
- Very plausible, but very hard to cite. - -sche (discuss) 01:48, 6 August 2011 (UTC)
- Used as Australian slang for skinny in the screenplay/film 'The Animal Kingdom (2011)' — This unsigned comment was added by Levenevens (talk • contribs) at 10:05, 26 April 2011.
- RFV-failed. - -sche (discuss) 01:37, 8 August 2011 (UTC)
@-sche, DTLHS: In case you're interested, I'm sure this sense can be cited if we can only find the right search terms (and maybe an adjectival sense as well). It was definitely in use in English. —Μετάknowledgediscuss/deeds 16:53, 25 July 2017 (UTC)
- I found some uses like "skinny as a Biafran", but that's all. DTLHS (talk) 17:38, 25 July 2017 (UTC)
- @DTLHS: Just found this: "She was truly skinny now and in this defenseless. She had surpassed fashionable and veered into unhealth. She looked Biafran; her eyes seemed to bulge out of her head." (Wendy Rawlings, 2007, The Agnostics, p. 111). Along with the film mentioned above (also using the "look Biafran" construction), that's two cites for the adjective. —Μετάknowledgediscuss/deeds 22:34, 25 July 2017 (UTC)
- Added a third. DTLHS (talk) 05:48, 26 July 2017 (UTC)
- @DTLHS: Just found this: "She was truly skinny now and in this defenseless. She had surpassed fashionable and veered into unhealth. She looked Biafran; her eyes seemed to bulge out of her head." (Wendy Rawlings, 2007, The Agnostics, p. 111). Along with the film mentioned above (also using the "look Biafran" construction), that's two cites for the adjective. —Μετάknowledgediscuss/deeds 22:34, 25 July 2017 (UTC)