Dirty Words A Literary Encyclopedia of Sex

by Sussman, Ellen

• ISBN13: 9781596914742
• ISBN10: 1596914742
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-06-10
• Publisher: Bloomsbury USA

Summary

A playful take on bedroom talka smart, funny encyclopedia with entries written by notable contemporary writers. This witty reference steps in where time-honored discussions of the birds and the bees typically fall short. All of the 100-some entries are formally defined and further explained through reflective and ribald definitions, essays, and stories by some of today's most exciting writers. Everything from celibacy to promiscuity, hand jobs to sex toys is tackled by everyone's favorite writers including Steve Almond, Patricia Marx, Phillip Lopate, and Antonya Nelson. From sexual relationships (monogamy, one-night stand, menage a trois) to sexual positions (doggie style, 69), from age-old practices (prostitution) to contemporary twists (cybersex), this alphabetical encyclopedia includes everything you need to know about the language of love and more.

Author Biography

Ellen Sussman is the bestselling author of On a Night Like This and editor of the anthology Bad Girls. She lives in Los Altos Hills, California.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
69	p. 5
Adultery	p. 6
Affair	p. 8
Anal Sex	p. 12
Aphrodisiacs	p. 15
Autoerotic Asphyxiation	p. 18
Bad Taste	p. 20
Bases	p. 22
BDSM (see also top/bottom)	p. 24
Bestiality	p. 26
Bisexuality	p. 30
Blow Job (see also fellatio)	p. 33
Blue Balls	p. 36
Celibacy	p. 39
Cicisbeo	p. 44
Climax	p. 48
Clitoris	p. 51
Cock	p. 54
Coitus Interruptus	p. 56
Commitment	p. 60
Cum	p. 63
Cunnilingus	p. 66
Cunt (see also pussy)	p. 70
Cybersex	p. 73
Dildo	p. 76
Dirty Sanchez	p. 77
Dirty Talk	p. 81
Don Juan (see also lothario)	p. 83
Duration	p. 87
Dyke	p. 90
Exhibitionist	p. 92
Facial	p. 97
Fantasy	p. 100
Fellatio (see also blow job)	p. 102
Fisting	p. 103
Fobbing	p. 105
Foot Fetish	p. 107
Foreplay	p. 111
Fuck	p. 114
Fuck Buddy	p. 118
Gaydar	p. 121
Gigolo	p. 123
Golden Showers	p. 125
Hand Job	p. 127
Happy Ending	p. 131
Hard-on	p. 132
Hermaphrodite	p. 135
Horny	p. 138
Hum Job	p. 139
Incest	p. 141
Jailbait (see also lolita)	p. 144
Kissing	p. 149
Lolita	p. 152
Lothario (see also don juan)	p. 155
Lucky Pierre	p. 157
Lug (Lesbian Until Graduation)	p. 160
Lust	p. 163
Masturbation	p. 166
Menage a Trois	p. 168
Mile High Club	p. 171
Milf	p. 173
Mistress	p. 176
Monogamy	p. 180
Necrophilia	p. 183
Nudity	p. 186
Obsession	p. 189
One-Night Stand	p. 191
Orgy	p. 194
Panty Fetish	p. 195
Phallus	p. 199
Pheromones	p. 202
Phone Sex	p. 206
Piercings (genital and others)	p. 208
Polygamy	p. 212
Porn Star	p. 214
Pornography	p. 219
Prostitute	p. 222
Pussy (see also cunt)	p. 225
Quickies	p. 230
Role Play	p. 231
Sex Ed	p. 233
Sex Toys	p. 236
Silver-Balling	p. 239
Slut	p. 241
Striptease	p. 244
Swapping	p. 246
Taint	p. 250
Tantric Sex	p. 251
Top/Bottom (see also bdsm)	p. 255
Transgender	p. 258
Vaginal Ejaculation	p. 262
Vibrator (see also sex toys)	p. 264
Virginity	p. 267
Wet Dreams	p. 269
Acknowledgments	p. 273
Contributor Notes	p. 275
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