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CONTENT NOTE: this episode contains Sexual Language from the start.
Does the available vocabulary for sex leave something to be desired? Namely desire? (And also the ability to use it wthout laughing/dying of embarrassment?)
Aiding in the search for a better sex lexicon - sexicon - are Kaitlin Prest of The Heart, and romance novelist Mhairi McFarlane.
Click here for Under the Covers - part I, and click here for the episode that was all about the C-bomb.
PROBE THIS TOPIC FURTHER:
Jonathon Green's Dictionary of Slang is the definitive slang lexicon. Here are links to timelines he compiled of hundreds of years of terms for sex and body parts.
Not such academic lexicons, but illuminating nonetheless, are Urban Dictionary and Roger's Profanisaurus from Viz.
Forever by Judy Blume: the novel that educated several generations and possibly also ruined the lives of people called Ralph.
Bravo Etymonline for the last sentence of the entry about 'clitoris'.
The transcript of this episode is at theallusionist.org/transcripts/covers-ii.
The Allusionist + 99% Invisible = 99% Allusional. Get your tickets HERE for the first performance, at the Oberon in Cambridge, MA, on 4th April 2017.
RANDOMLY SELECTED WORD FROM THE DICTIONARY:
debridement
CREDITS:
Kaitlin Prest is one of the hosts and producers of The Heart, which you can find at theheartradio.org and on Twitter @theheartradio.
Mhairi McFarlane is the author of romantic comedy novels, including Here's Looking At You and It's Not Me, It's You. Her website is mhairimcfarlane.com and she's on Twitter @MhairiMcF.
This episode was produced by me, with music by Martin Austwick.
Find me at facebook.com/allusionistshow, twitter.com/allusionistshow, twitter.com/helenzaltzman and instagram.com/helenzaltzman.
