Word of The Day: Cunt (Ew Gross I know…But why?)

Dear Friends:

Why is the word “cunt” considered such a vile epithet? Today I was in the grocery store and an irate customer called the cashier a cunt. My reaction (and those of the other customers) was one of disgust! Myself, I was raised a very polite southern gentlemen. So I’m not very vulgar. Yes, occasionally my conversation will be sprinkled with a few naughty words every now and again; however, that’s mainly when I’m being fun and silly. When I’m upset I never swear…let alone use words like CUNT.

Which is why I asked the question…

Why is cunt so much more vulgar than calling someone a dickhead? Why is a woman’s anatomy, when used in the context of an insult, so much more vile than a man. Granted, I really like dick but that’s besides the point. Why does calling someone a dickhead illicit a chuckle whereas “CUNT” inspires apalling abhorrence?

Toddy English.

The Words of The Day: Words starting with the Letter ‘R’

Dear Friends:

‘R’ is my favorite letter of the alphabet. There are so many wonderful words beginning with the letter ‘R’ such as: Redemption, Revenge, Ravish, Ravage, Rage, Russian Roulette (more of a phrase), Rated R, Rihanna, Remorse, Radiance, Radicalism, Rainbow, and Ramification and etc (just naming a few). However, I’m going with a few that you, more than likely, don’t hear everyday…

On the list today are: Rachmaninoff, Raison D’etre, and Rapacious.

1.) Rachmaninoff - Russian-born composer. A virtuoso pianist, he excelled at the interpretation of the late romantic composers. His own work is largely a continuation of that genre. (pronounced: rock mahn nin off)

2.) Raison d’etre – reason or justification for being or existence: Art is the artist’s raison d’être. A basic, essential purpose; a reason to exist: “Professor Naylor argues that in the nuclear age, infantry forces have lost their raison d’être.” From French, meaning “reason for being.” (pronounced Ray Zohn Det Ruh.)

3.) Rapacious - [adjective] – excessively greedy and grasping

Use them in a sentence today…or try composing a sentence made completely of ‘R’ words.

Sincerely,

Toddy English.

Word(s) of The Day

Dear Friends:

Time to bring back the Word of the day (I forgot about this feature)!

Today’s words are two that I used earlier…

Pulchrituidinous and Pugilist

Pugilist – (noun) a person who fights with the fists; a boxer, usually a professional.

Pulchritudinous - (adjective) Characterized as having great beauty or physical appeal

The Word of The Day: Exogenous

Exogenous

1.	originating from outside; derived externally.

2.	Botany. a. (of plants, as the dicotyledons) having stems that grow by the addition of an annual layer of wood to the outside beneath the bark. b. pertaining to plants having such stems. c. belonging to the exogens.

3.	Pathology. (of a disease) externally caused rather than resulting from conditions within the organism.

4.	Biochemistry. of or noting the metabolic assimilation of proteins or other metabolites, the elimination of nitrogenous catabolites being in direct proportion to the amount of metabolites taken in.

5.	Geology. exogenetic (def. 1).

Use it in a sentence today!

Word Of The Day: Serendipity

Serendipity –noun

1.	an aptitude for making desirable discoveries by accident.

2.	good fortune; luck: the serendipity of getting the first job she applied for.

Word of The Day: Ostentatious

Ostentatious -

1.	characterized by or given to pretentious or conspicuous show in an attempt to impress others: an ostentatious dresser.

2.	(of actions, manner, qualities exhibited, etc.) intended to attract notice: Lady Bountiful’s ostentatious charity.

Use it in a sentence today…

“Oh my god that bitch is being sooooo ostentatious!”

Word of The Day: Sebaceous

se⋅ba⋅ceous [si-bey-shuhs]

–adjective Physiology.

1.	pertaining to, of the nature of, or resembling tallow or fat; fatty; greasy.

2.	secreting a fatty substance.

The Word of The Day: Smegma

Dear Friends:

Alright, I totally had no idea that “Smegma” was an actual word (thanks Alex). Therefore, I felt it prudent to revive the “Word of The day.”

Smegma: a thick, cheese like, sebaceous secretion that collects beneath the foreskin or around the clitoris.

Uhm…ew? No wonder I didn’t know it was a word…gross.

Tomorrow’s word of the day will be…”sebaceous”.

The Word of The Day: Catharsis

1.	the purging of the emotions or relieving of emotional tensions, esp. through certain kinds of art, as tragedy or music.

2.	Medicine/Medical. Purgation.

3.	Psychiatry. a. psychotherapy that encourages or permits the discharge of pent-up, socially unacceptable affects. b. discharge of pent-up emotions so as to result in the alleviation of symptoms or the permanent relief of the condition.

The Word of The Day: Preamble

1.	an introductory statement; preface; introduction.

2.	the introductory part of a statute, deed, or the like, stating the reasons and intent of what follows.

3.	a preliminary or introductory fact or circumstance: His childhood in the slums was a preamble to a life of crime.

4.	(initial capital letter) the introductory statement of the U.S. Constitution, setting forth the general principles of American government and beginning with the words, “We the people of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union. …”