We have plenty of words for regurgitation in English: Throw up Vomit Puke Upchuck Hurl Spew Blow chunks Cough up Heave Spit up And for such a wonderfully repugnant activity, it’s great to have so many words at our disposal. But “barf” is the king. Besides representing both the action and the product of regurgitation [...]
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Agency
The OED has the definition of “agency” I’m interested in listed first: The faculty of an agent or of acting; active working or operation; action, activity. In typical OED style, I can’t fucking understand that. God bless you, Random House (def. 10): a means of exerting power or influence; instrumentality I did not know this [...]
Menses
For stupid men and women who are afraid of their own vaginas, “menses” is the medical term used to describe the vaginal discharge from menstruation (answers.com calls it “blood and cellular debris” while dictionary.com calls it “blood and mucosal tissue”, but it’s also medically correct to just call it “pussy goo”). And if you think [...]
