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minus-squaretleb@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·20 hours agoHere in Canada in the 00s I remember it being a really bad slur. I haven’t really heard it used at all since then though
minus-squarezebidiah@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·19 hours agoWhich is hilarious, because in new England a “packy” is a package store, which is a euphemism for a liquor store. So I got quite a few looks when I asked if we were going to “hit the packy” on the way to the party…
minus-squarelastlybutfirstly@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 hours agoThere’s an old movie on YT called Shield for Murder with a character named Packy and the subtitles censor the name.
Here in Canada in the 00s I remember it being a really bad slur. I haven’t really heard it used at all since then though
Which is hilarious, because in new England a “packy” is a package store, which is a euphemism for a liquor store.
So I got quite a few looks when I asked if we were going to “hit the packy” on the way to the party…
There’s an old movie on YT called Shield for Murder with a character named Packy and the subtitles censor the name.