Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/A leopard doesn't change its spots

The following discussion is an archived debate of the proposed deletion of the article below. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.

The result was transwiki. Jenks24 (talk) 07:09, 3 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

A leopard doesn't change its spots

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Unremarkable phrase; no citations proving verifiability or establishing notability. – Richard BB 14:40, 26 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

~~Delete~~ Transwiki - looks more like it belongs on Wiktionary than Wikipedia. Lukeno94 (talk) 17:44, 26 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete per WP:NOTESSAY. AutomaticStrikeout 17:54, 26 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Delete. It's a dictionary definition and Wikipedia is not a dictionary. However, Wiktionary is a dictionary, and I suggest transwiki-ing it, since Wiktionary doesn't have it as an entry yet.--xanchester (t) 11:55, 27 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Transwiki per Xanchester. Go Phightins! 02:30, 29 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Language-related deletion discussions. — Frankie (talk) 18:37, 29 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

In fairness to the newbie creator, this is not a horrible item for an article. It was, after all used in some British films and plays, e.g., Beautiful Thing. So it can be documented; it may have been coined by Rudyard Kipling, or perhaps Nathaniel Hawthorne in his Twice-Told Tales. That having been said, transwikify per Xanchester, or merge to You can't teach an old dog new tricks, may be best options, short of deletion. The full line is the mean bullying snark: "... and a slut never changes her knickers." Bearian (talk) 19:40, 29 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The article you proposed to merge to is a redlink anyway. Lukeno94 (talk) 08:50, 30 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.