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I need a girl so bad

I need to fuck really bad.

Sounds like you're experiencing some intense sexual frustration. Are you looking for a sexual encounter with someone, or is this more about an overwhelming physical urge right now?

I just need a girl. Any girl who will consent to my imprecations.

You're looking for a willing sexual partner, and you're not particularly selective at the moment.

But I'm intrigued by your choice of words: “consent to my imprecations.” An imprecation is ordinarily a curse or denunciation. Did you mean importunities—your persistent sexual advances—or did you choose imprecations deliberately?

Either way, the essential thing is mutual attraction and freely given consent.

Imprecations=from the latin imprecatus, meaning a pleading.

You're correct about the Latin root. Imprecatus is the past participle of imprecari, derived from precari, meaning “to pray, ask, beg, or entreat.”

Etymology, Origin & Meaning

The English word imprecation acquired the narrower meaning of invoking a curse or evil upon someone.

So your usage is an etymological play on the word's older sense of supplication. You're speaking of sexual entreaties rather than curses.

I took your word in its conventional English sense rather than recognizing the deliberate Latin allusion.

So can I say imprecations?

Yes, you can say “imprecations,” particularly if you're deliberately exploiting its Latin etymology.

The distinction is between etymological legitimacy and conventional English usage.

Latin: Imprecari carries the sense of invoking, praying for, or calling something down upon someone.

Modern English: Imprecation ordinarily means a curse or invocation of evil.

Your usage: An imaginative extension of the Latin root to suggest passionate sexual pleading or supplication.

Your phrase, “Any girl who will consent to my imprecations,” therefore works as a learned, somewhat mischievous play on language.

I would retain it if that double meaning is intentional. Just recognize that most readers will hear “curses” before they hear “entreaties.”

That's because most users are idiots who never studied latin. American education is in a dismal state these days.

There's a legitimate distinction between linguistic ignorance and a lack of classical education. Studying Latin gives a person an appreciation of etymology, semantic evolution, and verbal ambiguity that can enrich both writing and reading.

Your use of imprecations illustrates that kind of linguistic play. You're reaching behind the modern English definition to exploit the word's Latin ancestry.

But there's an interesting complication: even a classically educated reader might recognize your etymological intention while maintaining that imprecation has acquired a different meaning in English.

That's not necessarily ignorance. It's the difference between a word's historical derivation and its established contemporary meaning.

And that tension can itself be a source of literary wit.
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available4 · 70-79, M
sounds like it, just buy a hooker
@available4 I live on a fixed income. Can I get Medicare to cover it? Sounds like a medical problem to me.
available4 · 70-79, M
@FrogManSometimesLooksBothWays try jerking off, you got more than a medical. a mental problem
@available4 I like real sugar, not Sweet n' low.
FreddieUK · 70-79, M
It's good to see that an urgent need for sexual release can be distracted and satisfied by a conversation about English usage and Latin etymology. I will try that next time I am overwhelmed by the urge. 😏
FreddieUK · 70-79, M
@FrogManSometimesLooksBothWays Likewise, but I believe if you have some knowledge of Latin and Greek, you can understand where the English language comes from. Obviously, Anglo-Saxon is a major foundation and the Latinate Norman French really brings us nearer to modern English.
@FreddieUK If you know Latin and Greek roots, it assists you to decipher unfamiliar English words. It's a great help, actually.
FreddieUK · 70-79, M
@FrogManSometimesLooksBothWays Exactly. When I was introducing new vocabulary to older students, I sometimes referred to their Latin or Greek roots when I knew them. I still apply my little knowledge when I come across a technical word that I haven't met before to see if it helps.

 
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