The Lover's Tongue: A Merry Romp Through the Language of Love and SexInsomniac Press, 2003 - 235 halaman From the author of the Julia Child Award-nominated Cupboard Love: A Dictionary of Culinary this delightful book includes over 100 mini-essays explaining the origins and historical development of words in our language that pertain to love and sex. Do you know, for example, what a 78 is? Here's a hint: like the old 78 rpm records, the term refers to a man who is ... well, on the fast side! Diligently researched, The Lover's Tongue is written in a light-hearted style - the perfect gift for that special someone, or for the connoisseur of language. |
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... back even further . Like most other Old English words , it derived from a Germanic source , which is why it resembles the German and Dutch names for the tongue , Zunge and tong . But even further back , the Germanic source of tongue ...
... back even further . Like most other Old English words , it derived from a Germanic source , which is why it resembles the German and Dutch names for the tongue , Zunge and tong . But even further back , the Germanic source of tongue ...
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... Further back , this French adjective might have evolved from the French noun gorge , meaning throat , which also became the English verb gorge , meaning to eat greedily , that is , to stuff food down your throat . The connection between ...
... Further back , this French adjective might have evolved from the French noun gorge , meaning throat , which also became the English verb gorge , meaning to eat greedily , that is , to stuff food down your throat . The connection between ...
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... Further back , belly and bellows evolved from the Indo - European bhelg , meaning to swell , which also developed into billow , originally denoting the ocean swell , and later any large wave . The word budget , too , is related : that ...
... Further back , belly and bellows evolved from the Indo - European bhelg , meaning to swell , which also developed into billow , originally denoting the ocean swell , and later any large wave . The word budget , too , is related : that ...
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Shame on Me Smut Words | 21 |
Bare Bodkins Words for Nakedness | 27 |
The Grammar of Glamour Words to Describe Physical Attractiveness or Lack Thereof | 35 |
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adjective adopted anal sex anus arose arse bawdy became breasts buttocks called century to denote cock copulation cunnilingus cunt dates back denote sexual denote the penis developed Dictionary earlier early fifteenth century Early Modern English early seventeenth century early twentieth century emerged English words euphemism evolved example fact fellatio female flesh fourteenth century Francis Grose French fuck further back genitals Germanic Greek Grose homosexual human hypocorism idiom implies Indo-European source inspired invented kiss known language late eighteenth century late nineteenth century late sixteenth century Latin word literally means male masturbation meant metaphor mid nineteenth century mid sixteenth century Middle English naked notion Old English orgasm originally denoted pejorative penis phrase poem probably prostitute pudendum referred scrotum sexual intercourse Shakespeare signify sixteenth century slang names strumpet synonym teenth century terms of endearment terms of objectification testicles thing thirteenth century tongue usage vagina verb woman women words denoting