Origins of the word "shafted"
Posted by R. Berg on October 26, 2003
In Reply to: Origins of the word "shafted" posted by brian on October 26, 2003
: Recently heard this being used in a speech and my wife and I disagreed as to whether this was an offensive term or not. It's was used as an equivalent to "getting the short end of the stick." For some reason I felt it was more of a prison slang term with sexual connotations. Any ideas?
"Short end of the stick" has the same connotations for those aware of its origin, so if one term is offensive in a given context, then both are.
- Fit with a shaft ESC 26/October/03
- Fit with a shaft ESC 26/October/03