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bbg24
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Laptop stolen from Pelosi's office during storming...
Can you explain the Billy Bob reference for me?
dghlsakjg
on Jan 8, 2021
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Billy Bob is a name stereotypically used to refer to someone to imply that they are rural, ignorant and/or unsophisticated. Billy Bob (short for William Robert) at one time was a common set of first names for Americans that lived in country areas.
bbg24
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I see, so its usage was as openly bigoted and contemptuous as I had suspected.
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