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Is the word "dish" still in use when referring to "a sexually attractive person"?
Cambridge Dictionary says it is old-fashioned and it reminds me of Titanic in which the old Rose says "Am I a dish?" proudly as she holds her naked portrait.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English says it is sometimes offensive if it refers to "an attractive girl or woman": The receptionist is quite a dish.
But it doesn't tell us when it is offensive and when it is not. The Rose of Titanic was only 18 when her nude body was portraited. Rose uses the word pleasantly.
Cambridge Dictionary says it is old-fashioned and it reminds me of Titanic in which the old Rose says "Am I a dish?" proudly as she holds her naked portrait.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English says it is sometimes offensive if it refers to "an attractive girl or woman": The receptionist is quite a dish.
But it doesn't tell us when it is offensive and when it is not. The Rose of Titanic was only 18 when her nude body was portraited. Rose uses the word pleasantly.