Pisces 8: A girl blowing a bugle

T h e n o u n gi rl d e s ce n d s f r o m t h e M i dd l e E n g l i s h gi rl e , m e a n i n g c h i l d o r g i r l. De f i n i t i on s o f g i r l i n c l u d e a fe m a l e c hi l d , a y ou n g woman, and a daughter.1 T h e w o r d b lowi ng d e s c e n d s f r o m t he I n d o E u r o p e a n ( I E ) r o o t b h l e-2 w h i c h me a n s t o b l o w . 2 P a r o n y m s i n c l u d e b l a dde r, b las t , b l a ze ,

b l o wn , f la t u l en t , f la vo r , in f l a t e , a n d so u f f l .
T h e w o r d b ug le d e s c e n d s f r o m t he I E r o o t gwou - w hi c h m e a n s o x, b u l l, c o w . 3 I t s p a r o n y m s i n c l u d e b e e f, B o o te s, b o u stro p h e do n , b o vin e , b u c c i na t o rs ( m u s c l e i n t h e c h e e k ) , b u c o l ic , b u f f a lo , b u gl o s s , b u l i m ia , b u m el i a ( t h o rn y t r e e o r s h r u b ) , b upre s t i d ( b e e t l e ) b u tt e r , b u t yri c, c o w , co ws l i p , ga ya l ( A s i a n o x ) , gu a r ( he r b ) , g u n n y ( c oa r se f a b r i c) , G u rkh a ( m e m b e r o f t he R a j p ut e t h n i c g r o u p i n N e p a l) , he c a tom b , a n d n i l ga i ( a n t e l o p e ) . TH EMES : T he r e s a n i n t r i g u i n g r e la t i on s h i p h e r e b e t we e n F OOD a n d P S YCHO LOGICA L REACT IO NS t o i t , p a r t i c u l a r l y b y w o m e n . A m o n g t h e p a r o n y m s o f b lowi n g w e fi n d s o u f f l , a l i g ht f l u f f y d i s h o f e g g y o l k s a n d s t i f f l y b e a t e n e g g w h i t e s m i xe d w i t h e . g . c h e e s e o r f i s h o r f r u i t . 4 A m o n g t h e p a r o n y m s o f bug l e , a r e se v e r a l f o od s a n d f o o d s o u r c e s i n c l u d i n g

b u t t e r , be e f , gu a r a n d c o w .
I n t h e c a t e g o r y o f p h y s i o l o g i ca l r e a ct i o n s t o f o o d t h e r e i s t h e w o r d f l a t u l e n ce ( the presence of excessive gas in the digestive tract; g e n e r a t i n g g a s i n t h e a l i me n t a r y c a n a l , a s f oo d ) . A r e a ct i o n t o f o o d t h a t i s b ot h p h y si o l o g i ca l a n d e m ot i on a l i s b u l i m ia , a c o n d i t i o n t h a t

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W i k i p e di a i n d i c a t e s i s m u c h m o r e c om m o n a m o n g w o me n , e sp e c i a l l y adolescents: Bulimia nervosa is an eating disorder characterized by binge eating, or consuming a large amount of food in a short amount of time, followed by an attempt to rid oneself of the calories consumed, usually by purging (vomiting) and/or by laxative, diuretics or excessive exercise. Bulimia nervosa is nine times more likely to occur in women than men... The onset of bulimia nervosa is often during adolescence, between 13 and 20 years of age, and many cases have previously suffered obesity, with many sufferers relapsing in adulthood into episodic binging and purging even after initially successful treatment and remission.5 F i n a l l y , i t i s n o t a b le t h a t o n e o f t h e A m e r i c a n s l a n g e x p re s s i on s v o m i t i n g i s b lowin g c h un k s . 6

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