Great Barr, an area of Brum, has a female 'gang' called 'Great Barr Gash'.
"We're reclaiming the word 'gash' ", one member told her heartbroken grandmother.
(Anecdotal evidence, I know)
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Sea Tramp the thinking woman's 8 Ace, Sun 18 Jan 2009, 17:22,
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