>> Let me tell you, I have been alive for over 3 decades, and I have
>> *never* heard anybody call it that.
>
>    You are a native English speaker and never have heard that? Even I have
> known that probably for over a decade, and I'm certainly not a native
> speaker.

I'm wondering if this is because non-native speakers learn what words 
are supposed to mean according to the dictionary, not according to how 
"most people" actually use the words. Just a theory of course...

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