Infinite vocabulary

Jesse Sheidlower jester at PANIX.COM
Thu Oct 26 13:33:23 UTC 2000


On Thu, Oct 26, 2000 at 09:28:16AM -0400, AAllan at AOL.COM wrote:

> It's a commonplace to note the abundance of terms for sexual intercourse (and
> drunkenness, to name another), and some collectors have even tried to compile
> complete lists; but this is a suggestion that, at least in this category, the
> list is infinite.

A suggestion that will, no doubt, bring a feeling other than joy to the
hearts of slang lexicographers everywhere.

Jesse "Not that I'm low on free time, or anything" Sheidlower
OED



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