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catamite
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synonyms: Ganymede ???
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Definition:a pedophile's victim
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Harry: Quite, quite. And nearly as tragic as poor old Archbishop Wilfred slipping and falling backwards onto the spire of Norwich Cathedral. Oh Lord, you do work in mysterious ways. I just don't know how I'm going to break it to his catamite. (exits)
Percy: What a tragic accident, My Lord.
Blackadder: Accident, my coddlings!
BBC. Blackadder, season 1: The Archbishop
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I asked him what he thought of the charge of pederasty brought against the bard. He lifted his hands and said: All we can say is that life ran very high in those days. Lovely!Catamite.
James Joyce. Ulysses.
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