Comments | nova_one: Oxford English Dictionary: "pegging"

nova_one

Oxford English Dictionary: "pegging"

Dec 22, 2009 22:59

Today's OED word of the day is "pegging".

http://www.oed.com/cgi/display/50174059?rss=1

Shockingly enough, no mention is made of the heterosexual use of "pegging", where the woman is the penetrative partner by means of a dildo or other such apparatus. (WikipediaOf course ( Read more... )

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Comments 10

castusalbuscor December 23 2009, 03:05:01 UTC

nova_one December 23 2009, 03:08:45 UTC

Yes, I do read Savage Love, but I didn't remember the competition until I looked for uses of the word (but I do remember the competition that resulted in "santorum"). I think it shows how apt the neologism was, given that it's slipped so unobtrusively into common usage - "santorum" was not quite so graceful, or at least it isn't yet: because people still remember the contest the word has a kind of "artificiality", if I'm making any sense here.

castusalbuscor December 23 2009, 03:10:24 UTC

nova_one December 23 2009, 03:14:21 UTC

I think that's been done. ;-)

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anonymous December 23 2009, 12:21:12 UTC

all you have to do is submit the word to OED Inc, with two (is it two?) published examples of the word in use, and you're golden. the OED editors stand by their submissions-based policy as a way to get the world to do a lot of their dirty work for want of time.. :)

m.irons

nova_one December 23 2009, 13:24:06 UTC

OK! I will keep this in mind going forward.

anonymous December 23 2009, 14:56:15 UTC

well, it obviously won't be that simple, but there is a fairly straight-forward process out there to follow.

m.irons