https://www.youtube.com/watch?annotation_id=annotation_3454812603&feature=iv&list=UUpko_-a4wgz2u_DgDgd9fqA&src_vid=TvE1z7ujQ4s&v=iTSXGanCd7c
When I first saw the title of this video, I knew it would be perfect for a class on Language and Sexuality. Upon watching it and listening to the words, I tried to figure out if there was a pattern or not of what made words sound 'dirty'. My best guess is that they could like other words that we associate with being 'naughty'.
For example:
'Diphthong' sounds like 'thong' (although upon first hearing this word in a Linguistics class, I personally did not think it sounded dirty at all. Then again, what do I know)
'Dongle', 'peen', and 'coccyx' sound like 'dong', 'penis', and 'cock' respectively, which are all terms for penis.
'Angina' sounds like 'vagina' (fun fact, I used to think 'angina' was another term for strep throat. This explains the weird looks I used to receive after stating that I had angina).
'Annals' sounds like 'anal' as in anal sex.
'Futtock' sounds like 'buttock'.
'Mastication' sounds like 'masturbation'.
'Kumquat' sounds like 'cum'.
'Sexton' contains the word 'sex'.
So I guess the general pattern is words that sound like other 'naughty' words?
When I first saw the title of this video, I knew it would be perfect for a class on Language and Sexuality. Upon watching it and listening to the words, I tried to figure out if there was a pattern or not of what made words sound 'dirty'. My best guess is that they could like other words that we associate with being 'naughty'.
For example:
'Diphthong' sounds like 'thong' (although upon first hearing this word in a Linguistics class, I personally did not think it sounded dirty at all. Then again, what do I know)
'Dongle', 'peen', and 'coccyx' sound like 'dong', 'penis', and 'cock' respectively, which are all terms for penis.
'Angina' sounds like 'vagina' (fun fact, I used to think 'angina' was another term for strep throat. This explains the weird looks I used to receive after stating that I had angina).
'Annals' sounds like 'anal' as in anal sex.
'Futtock' sounds like 'buttock'.
'Mastication' sounds like 'masturbation'.
'Kumquat' sounds like 'cum'.
'Sexton' contains the word 'sex'.
So I guess the general pattern is words that sound like other 'naughty' words?
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