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Snarky question used to imply that whatever the previous speaker was describing, the real subject matter at hand is sex: Alternate phrasings include "Is that what you kids are calling it these days?" and "Well, I've never heard it called that before." While not limited to either gender, it does seem to be applied to eager young females most often, usually by older women who may feel threatened by them. See also Have a Gay Old Time. Contrast Accidental Innuendo. Examples of Is That What They're Calling It Now? include:

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  • Snarky question used to imply that whatever the previous speaker was describing, the real subject matter at hand is sex: Alternate phrasings include "Is that what you kids are calling it these days?" and "Well, I've never heard it called that before." While not limited to either gender, it does seem to be applied to eager young females most often, usually by older women who may feel threatened by them. See also Have a Gay Old Time. Contrast Accidental Innuendo. Examples of Is That What They're Calling It Now? include:
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  • Snarky question used to imply that whatever the previous speaker was describing, the real subject matter at hand is sex: Alternate phrasings include "Is that what you kids are calling it these days?" and "Well, I've never heard it called that before." While not limited to either gender, it does seem to be applied to eager young females most often, usually by older women who may feel threatened by them. This happens in many examples of Truth in Television as well: For example, when Los Angeles mayor Antonio Villaraigosa admitted to having an extramarital affair with a Telemundo reporter who was the Mayor's Office Correspondent for the station, the number of different phrases that "it" could be called expanded into a Hurricane of Euphemisms. ("Covering the mayor's job", "reporting on his affairs", "staying on top of his agenda", "working the beat", etc.) This can extend to non-sexual subjects, if the subject of the remarker's disapproval is clear (Kangaroo courts, for example -- "We will, of course, be giving you a fair trial." "Oh, is that what you call it?"). See also Have a Gay Old Time. Contrast Accidental Innuendo. Examples of Is That What They're Calling It Now? include:
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