See, when I communicate with members of the opposite sex, I'm very straightforward. I don't use any of these words, but some things I DO say that keeps him on his toes (just so I'm sure he's not pulling what he says out of thin air):
"How do you figure?"
"Do explain."
"What do you mean?"
^Any variant of the above^
And perhaps the most dangerous:
"Excuse me?"
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