The Oxford English Dictionary has recently included four distinct variations of the word ‘cunt’, and they are all remarkable.
A total of nine hundred new entries and subentries have been incorporated, all conveniently listed on the authoritative linguistic resource’s public website. While not all entries are new, nor are they all widely used, the OED’s role extends beyond merely cataloging common terms.
Though this may seem extensive, one must remember that the dictionary’s scope encompasses a wide range, not limited to the vocabulary of everyday conversation. Among the newly added terms are enticing adjectives such as ethnopharmacologic and extinct species like the scimitar-horned oryx.
In keeping with other “look at these new words!” and “those quirky kids with their iPods and slang!” showcases, this list features several entries that prompt a thought-provoking “hm.” Examples include beatboxer, bestie, chugging (could butt-chugging be next?), death spiral, do-over, exfoliator, sciency, and whackadoodle, along with complex-sounding Latin root hybrids that likely express exactly what some frustrated academic has long wished to articulate.
However, the true highlights among the new additions (and the terms I anticipate using most in my daily interactions) are the Four Cunts — cunty, cuntish, cunted, and cunting.
The term “cunty” employs a provocative word to signify “greatly objectionable or unpleasant.”
“Cuntish” describes an “objectionable individual or conduct.”
” Cunted” serves as slang indicating a state of intoxication from drugs or alcohol.
Meanwhile, “cunting,” akin to its relatives “fucking” or “motherfucking,” acts as an intensifier meaning “very much.”
During my youth, I played soccer, and our Captain was affectionately nicknamed ‘Cunty’ …sometimes he was referred to as Captain Cunty. Whenever he tackled an opponent, he would yell ‘Cunty’.
I’m cunting delighted.
by Tommy Taylor
