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17. Squad is a common term used by young people, especially women, for their social group

Sun Jul 21, 2019, 09:28 PM

Jul 2019

It replaces the 90's vernacular of "crew"

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The Squad... is this some subliminal code for the squaws? [View all] Xipe Totec Jul 2019 OP

Then you can easily lump Pocahontas to the group Xipe Totec Jul 2019 #1

No, they came up with it themselves - specifically AOC. The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2019 #2

The women named themselves, so no EleanorR Jul 2019 #3

They might consider renaming Xipe Totec Jul 2019 #4

No The River Jul 2019 #5

If it was obvious to me it's obvious to many Xipe Totec Jul 2019 #6

I doubt that. There's no relation between the two words. Demit Jul 2019 #14

I don't see any connection either SCantiGOP Jul 2019 #15

Its a current term of endearment for close friends. aikoaiko Jul 2019 #7

I don't care if they call themselves the Young Crones. no_hypocrisy Jul 2019 #8

It's tactics not naming they've got to work on tirebiter Jul 2019 #9

Search engines are our friends! Locutusofborg Jul 2019 #11

Does everything carry a sub-text? guillaumeb Jul 2019 #12

You can ask the question without using a racist slur. WhiskeyGrinder Jul 2019 #13

Sometimes a mushroom is just a mushroom. Midnight Writer Jul 2019 #16

SquadSquadSquadSquadSquadSquadSquadSquadSquadSquadSquadSquadSquad Fiendish Thingy Jul 2019 #18

Sometimes a name is just a name... brooklynite Jul 2019 #19