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MANDATE

Pronunciation: With a little gusto
Function: For sexual purposes
Etymology: Derived from the Latin word andate-mei
Date: 1969, or just ’69 if you so desire.

1. A command from a superior to a lowlife subordinate.
2. What Heath Ledger issued to Jake Gyllenhaal on Brokeback Mountain.
3. The order my Uncle Thomas always tried to issue me when I was younger and he was intent on exposing himself to me. Though I suppose this might be more Man-boy-date.