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texasfiddler

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7. Context is important. The less you know the man, the more sexist it sounds.

Reply to no_hypocrisy (Original post)

Mon Jun 20, 2022, 07:58 PM

Jun 2022

I have called my wife "snippy" before, but she was in a bad mood and took it out on me. She is better educated than me and most of the time reacts better emotionally to issues than myself. I still reserve the right to have candid conversations with her and she has the same right with me.

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Is it sexist to call a woman "snippy"? [View all] no_hypocrisy Jun 2022 OP

I know I have called men snippy before. As well as snotty Walleye Jun 2022 #1

I don't think of it that way; I've used it on men a few times. Ocelot II Jun 2022 #2

I've used snippy for a man and snarky. Karadeniz Jun 2022 #3

No, there are a lot of "snippy" men too. FoxNewsSucks Jun 2022 #4

No. elleng Jun 2022 #5

I have called a man snippy and snippedty. madaboutharry Jun 2022 #6

Context is important. The less you know the man, the more sexist it sounds. texasfiddler Jun 2022 #7

I say salty or spicy and its not gender specific. onecaliberal Jun 2022 #8