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Article: The Buffy guide to slayer slang.
- Article from:
- The Evening Standard (London, England)
- Article date:
- July 17, 2003
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Byline: PAUL FRANCIS
THE cult series Buffy The Vampire Slayer has drawn millions of viewers into a dark and deadly world of make-believe, where demons stalk the Earth with only a blonde teenager to stop them.
As a demon-killing, wisecracking icon of girl power, Buffy Summers, played by Sarah Michelle Gellar, not only possesses supernatural fighting skills but also a slang vocabulary all her own.
So if Buffy is heard to exclaim "That 007 is dollsome. I'd like to go to Dateville with him", what she means is: "That charming and well-dressed Englishman is very attractive. I would enjoy a romantic liaison with him."
Now the colourful ...