I first heard the term when one of the guys in the warehouse used it towards one of the girls in the showroom. She has a boyfriend, and one of the guys outside wouldn't leave her alone. When she was walking through and heard it she was livid.
Sometimes the warehouse workers forget that there are other people who know the language. One of our laundry ladies referred to another girl as fat (but in Spanish). She knew what she had just been called.
When I go out there they always try to get me into their conversations and agree with whatever was just said. I just grin and stay out of it.
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