Dirty Words: A Literary Encyclopedia of Sex
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A playful take on bedroom talk—a 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, ménage à 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. Publishers Weekly Author Sussman compiled this quasi-reference book as a corrective for not getting the "facts of life" talk that her brother received. The result is an often riveting, and occasionally shocking, essay collection that does much more than define 94 sex-related terms. With close to 100 writers (including Thomas Beller, Antonya Nelson, Pagan Kennedy, Jonathan Ames and poet Stephen Dunn), there's a huge range of styles and sensibilities. The pseudonymous writer tackling "adultery" admits to cheating on his girlfriend with his wife: "six months in and who's to tell whom you're horny for anymore?" Meredith Maran's essay on "bisexuality" has a surprise ending for all involved: Maran reveals her bisexuality to her husband at the very moment she first recognizes it herself. Some essays are romantic; Victoria Redel's impressionistic entry for kissing begins with the delicious line, "The first surprise of your mouth and mine." Some are goofy-Bret Anthony Johnston revives the old what's-your-porn-star-name parlor game-and some are actually fiction-like Lucy Ferriss's brief one-act play script, "Mile High Club"-but most are surprisingly straightforward and entirely unconcerned with shock value, even regarding the terms too dirty to print here. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Introduction Ellen Sussman 169 Ellen Sussman 5Adultery Donovan Bright 6Affair Jessica Anya Blau 8Anal Sex Stephen McCauley 12Aphrodisiacs Michelle Wildgen 15Autoerotic Asphyxiation Thomas Beller 18Bad Taste Stephen Dunn 20Bases Peter Markus 22BDSM (see also top/bottom) Stephen Elliott 24Bestiality Karin Cope 26Bisexuality Meredith Maran 30Blow Job (see also fellatio) Antonya Nelson 33Blue Balls Eric Goodman 36Celibacy Amelia Perkins 39Cicisbeo S. P. Elledge 44Climax Maria Dahvana Headley 48Clitoris Alix Ohlin 51Cock T. J. Parsell 54Coitus Interruptus Dan Pope 56Commitment Ellen Sussman 60Cum Lisa Selin Davis 63Cunnilingus Tim Farrington 66Cunt (see also pussy) Jonathan Wilson 70Cybersex Joshua Furst 73Dildo Jenny McPhee 76Dirty Sanchez Brian Bouldrey 77Dirty Talk Tobin Levy 81Don Juan (see also lothario) Josh Emmons 83Duration Phillip Lopate 87Dyke Cris Beam 90Exhibitionist Elissa Schappell 92Facial Lawrence Douglas 97Fantasy Natalie Danford 100Fellatio (see also blow job) Ann Hood 102Fisting Fiona Maazel 103Fobbing Sam Brumbaugh 105Foot Fetish Michael Hickins 107Foreplay Marcelle Clements 111Fuck Rand Richards Cooper 114Fuck Buddy Jonathan Strong 118Gaydar Katharine Weber 121Gigolo Jerry Stahl 123Golden Showers Adam Wilson 125Hand Job Michael Kimball 127Happy Ending Ellen Sussman 131Hard-on Cornelia Read 132Hermaphrodite Martha McPhee 135Horny Nell Casey 138Hum Job Mary-Ann Tirone Smith 139Incest Adrienne Brodeur 141Jailbait (see also lolita) Jason Brown 144Kissing Victoria Redel 149Lolita Steve Almond 152Lothario (see also don juan) Melinda Davis 155Lucky Pierre Michelle Richmond 157Lug (Lesbian Until Graduation) Nick Arvin 160Lust Merrill Feitell 163Masturbation Katharine Noel 166Menage a Trois Rachel Sherman 168Mile High Club Lucy Ferriss 171Milf Zoe Rosenfeld 173Mistress Toni Bentley 176Monogamy Kaui Hart Hemmings 180Necrophilia Kim Addonizio 183Nudity Michael Lowenthal 186Obsession Sarah Bird 189One-Night Stand Bliss Broyard 191Orgy Danielle Wood 194Panty Fetish Thomas O'Malley 195Phallus Pagan Kennedy 199Pheromones Maud Casey 202Phone Sex Heather Rose 206Piercings (genital and others) Thaisa Frank 208Polygamy Alice Elliott Dark 212Porn Star Bret Anthony Johnston 214Pornography Tita Chico 219Prostitute Karen Connelly 222Pussy (see also cunt) Robert Boswell 225Quickies Ravi Shankar 230Role Play Allison Lynn 231Sex Ed Elinor Lipman 233Sex Toys Katherine Tanney 236Silver-Balling Stacey D'Erasmo 239Slut Abiola Abrams 241Striptease Danielle Trussoni 244Swapping Helena Echlin 246Taint Les Standiford 250Tantric Sex Thorn Kief Hillsbery 251Top/Bottom (see also bdsm) Whitney Joiner 255Transgender T Cooper 258Vaginal Ejaculation Jonathan Ames 262Vibrator (see also sex toys) Patricia Marx 264Virginity Lewis Robinson 267Wet Dreams Anthony Giardina 269Acknowledgments 273Contributor Notes 275
