Dept of Lower Culture: Fornificating

[Laurence Horn]

Sic though it may be, it's also an apparent back-formation.  There
are 400 (count 'em) google hits on "fornification" and none (despite
Allan Metcalf's correspondent) for "fornificate".  One for "fornify",
though.

>Sic! Sic! Sic!
>
>AAllan at AOL.COM wrote:
>>
>>  Seems to be a new coinage in this spam ad:
>>
>>  >>GIRLS FORNIFICATE WITH THEIR ANIMALS ****
>>
>>  These bored teenage girls come home after school when their
>>
>>  daddy isn't home, and they FORNIFICATE with their animals! . . .<<
>>
>>  I didn't investigate further, so I can't give the URL. The subject line
>was
>>  "it's Misty."
>>
>>  - Allan Metcalf