[SPAM:###] Re: [SPAM:#] Re: a new entry for the unpack-that-euphemism competition

[Arnold Zwicky]

On Aug 5, 2012, at 2:44 PM, Ben Zimmer wrote:

> In case anyone is wondering, the (non-adjectival) word in question is
> "cocksuckers."
>
> http://diehipster.wordpress.com/about/

now summarized here:

http://arnoldzwicky.wordpress.com/2012/08/05/nyt-taboo-avoidance-fail/

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