I can't believe that word is still used in England either. To be fair Al, it's completely different word, with a different meaning, and a different genealogy. It's no more a curse or vulgarity to them then the use of the word pigskin would be to us, inspite of that word's potential offense to Jews and Muslims. The word in question, however, is used to imply mentally challenged, and not the other definition. Without a doubt I was being difficult, but a vague statement was used so I felt it was apt to retort with a few equally ambiguous examples of how context, upbringing, and culture can lead to vastly different meanings for all sorts of words in spoken/written language. "Dude you're such a transitive verb meaning to slow down". Your euphemism is weak. Long live dysphemisms!