GR translation: Frisking his great mustache

[Mike Jing]

Got it.  Thanks all.


On Sat, Nov 2, 2013 at 11:28 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:

> *Frisking...*
>  .... means inherent sexuality in the action.  We all know what it means
> to be "frisky."  Touching and being touched is the idea at heart.  Like I
> said before, rubbing.
>
> David Morris
>
>
> On Saturday, November 2, 2013, David Morris wrote:
>
>> Mike's interpretation fits with #2.  But, Mike?  I've never heard of
>> frisking eggs or cream.  It fits, but where is that from?
>>
>> *vb*
>> *1.* *(intr)* to leap, move about, or act in a playful manner; frolic
>> *2.* *(tr)* (esp of animals) to whisk or wave briskly the dog frisked
>> its tail
>> *3.* *(tr)* *Informal*
>> *a.*  to search (someone) by feeling for concealed weapons, etc.
>> *b.*  to rob by searching in this way
>> *n*
>> *1.* a playful antic or movement; frolic
>> *2.* *Informal* the act or an instance of frisking a person
>> [from Old French *frisque*, of Germanic origin; related to Old High
>> German *frisc* lively, fresh]
>> *frisker*  *n*
>> *friskingly*  *adv*
>>
>> On Saturday, November 2, 2013, Mike Weaver wrote:
>>
>>> Frisking  up is not here about searching it is about fluffing up the
>>> moustache. As in frisking eggs or cream - adding air basically - so
>>> frisking a moustache is fluffing it up a little - would be a regular action
>>> for someone with a handlebar moustache.
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>>
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