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Strong Language @stronglang.bsky.social · 1d

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Actual names @actualnames.bsky.social · 1d

Cock Gush

United States, Census, 1900

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James 🎃 Harbeck @sesquiotic.bsky.social · 2d

Yeah, I got several gigs writing articles on language, and I started @stronglang.bsky.social with @stancarey.bsky.social , and I met a whole bunch of people who are friends now.

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 3d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Strong Language @stronglang.bsky.social · 1d

Nice! I haven't come across this one. [SC]

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Stephen Chrisomalis @schrisomalis.bsky.social · 7d

Thought I was familiar with the genre of pop-ling books about profanity; ran into Bozzimacoo by Mary Marshall (1975) at the local church book sale for $2 in great condition. Never heard of it but seems to be a fun if dated collection of essays and a glossary. To the shelf! @stronglang.bsky.social

A hardback book "Bozzimacoo: Origins and Meanings of Oaths and Swearwords"; the dust jacket is black at top, white at bottom, with the title in a red speech bubble and a cartoon image of a priest holding a "swear box" out to two men in old style clothing.

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José Antonio Millán @librosybitios.bsky.social · 9d

"Grawlixes", "obscenicons"... Habrá que ir pensando en equivalentes o traducciones

Strong Language @stronglang.bsky.social · 9d

Sweary cartoon by Graeme Keyes, with nice use of grawlixes/obscenicons

Single-frame, black and white cartoon showing an angry crowd at the Ryder Cup, which a sign calls "Derider Cup". They're waving U.S. flags and shouting profanities, shown as "F**k you!...", "@★!*", "@★💀! fatso", and "☠".

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AGent213 💙🇺🇦🇨🇦🇲🇽🇬🇱☕️Gulf of Mexico!!! @embracingcuriosity.bsky.social · 15d

F*ckn-A, Massachusetts!!!

Strong Language @stronglang.bsky.social · 16d

FTA: Sweary maps 2: Swear harder. @stancarey.bsky.social presents @jwgrieve.bsky.social's heat maps of swearword use in the USA
stronglang.wordpress.com/2016/03/22/s... #maps

Heat map of the USA for the word "fuck". It's deep red all along the east and west coasts and the southern border states. Deep blue inland, and mixed (yellow, light blue) along the border with Canada.

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Strong Language @stronglang.bsky.social · 9d

Sweary cartoon by Graeme Keyes, with nice use of grawlixes/obscenicons

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Martha Barnette @marthabarnette.bsky.social · 16d

I somehow missed “groksucker” until just now.

Prospect Magazine @prospectmagazine.co.uk · 16d

“Clanker” is a derogatory term used to insult AI products such as delivery robots, therapist chatbots and automated servants. Our future robotic overlords might take, writes Sarah Ogilvie.

Is it okay to say clanker?

Artificial intelligence won’t be offended by this new slur. But our future robotic overlords might take a different view

www.prospectmagazine.co.uk

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Nancy Friedman @fritinancy.bsky.social · 12d

Word of the week: Chum. Bonus: photos from my recent trip to Toronto. | ht @misterslang.bsky.social @sesquiotic.bsky.social fritinancy.substack.com/p/word-of-th...

Word of the week: Chum

A visit to Toronto inspires a slang investigation. Plus: Toronto street photos!

fritinancy.substack.com

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Grigory Lukin ✨️is on sub✨️ @grigorylukin.bsky.social · 16d

Free pro tip: when using Google Translate from English to French, if you want to switch from informal-you to formal-you, end the sentence with "sir." To achieve the opposite, end it with "you bastard."

E.g., "You had one job, you bastard." (I'm rehearsing my lines en route to meet my landlord. 🫠)

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Strong Language @stronglang.bsky.social · 16d

Not to my knowledge, unfortunately

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Diva of the Dark 🎃🫶👠👑🥩 @queenofthinair.bsky.social · 16d

Really Montana?

Strong Language @stronglang.bsky.social · 16d

FTA: Sweary maps 2: Swear harder. @stancarey.bsky.social presents @jwgrieve.bsky.social's heat maps of swearword use in the USA
stronglang.wordpress.com/2016/03/22/s... #maps

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Strong Language @stronglang.bsky.social · 16d

FTA: Sweary maps 2: Swear harder. @stancarey.bsky.social presents @jwgrieve.bsky.social's heat maps of swearword use in the USA
stronglang.wordpress.com/2016/03/22/s... #maps

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Strong Language @stronglang.bsky.social · 16d

FTA: What in the sweet suffering blue holy ever-loving literal shitting fuck? @ivacheung.com looks at how we intensify a popular phrase: stronglang.wordpress.com/2016/01/29/w...