Talk:lot lizard

RFV discussion: April–May 2021

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lot lizard

Rfv-sense "A low or stupid person." It has one cite, but unlike the other senses, I just couldn't find anything else on BGC. —Μετάknowledge^{discuss/deeds} 16:46, 28 April 2021 (UTC)

cited. It is, apparently, more or less a synonym of white trash. The definition could probably use improving. Kiwima (talk) 20:59, 28 April 2021 (UTC)

@Kiwima: Thanks for the additions. I don't think it's cited, however; as you note, the 2013 cite has a different definition. I can't view the book to see more context for the 1993 quote, but given that it talks about customers, I strongly suspect it belongs to the sense 5 you added. (As for sense 5, I'm sure it's real, so I won't send it to RFV, but I'm not totally sure it would survive — two of your three quotes are just mentions.) —Μετάknowledge^{discuss/deeds} 20:53, 30 April 2021 (UTC)

The 1993 is this sense: it is about selling mobile homes to poor people. I think the 2013 cite is closer to the actual definition. It is there in the current definition as "low", and the "stupid" is part of that constellation of attitudes toward poor uneducated people. But yes, I think the definition needs tweaking. I have taken a stab at it. Kiwima (talk) 21:01, 30 April 2021 (UTC)

RFV-resolved (passed as amended) Kiwima (talk) 15:30, 8 May 2021 (UTC)