Sex in Dictionaries: An Illustrated Presentation by Jesse Sheidlower, the Editor at Large of the Oxford English Dictionary

***PLEASE NOTE LOCATION CHANGE

Gemini & Scorpio Loft 

255 Douglass St. between 3rd and Nevins 3 blocks from Observatory

Date: Tuesday, February 26

Time: 8pm

Admission: $10

Presented by: Shannon Taggart & Gemini & Scorpio

Did you know that according to the current editions of most major
dictionaries, it’s impossible to fuck someone in the ass with a dildo? A
full explanation this odd situation touches on prudery, etymology,
ignorance, the theory of defining, and more. Jesse Sheidlower will
conduct a thorough tour of the dirtiest words in English (and some other
languages), discussing their history, their true meanings, and what a
Missouri court said in 1846 about the role of dictionaries in a case
about a man accused of having sex with a horse. The word fuck will be
given particularly detailed treatment.

Jesse Sheidlower, the Editor at Large of the Oxford English Dictionary
and the President of the American Dialect Society, is the author of The
F-Word, a 320-page book about the word fuck.

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