Strong Language

Sweary stuff about swearing from a group of linguists, lexicographers, language lovers. Active: @[email protected] on Mastodon; stronglang on Bluesky

[Strong Language @stronglang]

We're now on Mastodon: https://t.co/2rd9oQCXz2

[Strong Language @stronglang]

New on the blog: @Fritinancy on “bitchin’,” which rode a wave of surfer slang to become a widespread adjective, interjection , and brand name. https://t.co/SZWVUh5cbF

[Ben Zimmer @bgzimmer]

"Bumbaclart" is a pronunciation spelling (for non-rhotic speakers) of Jamaican patois "bomboclaat"/"bumbaclot." See @sesquiotic's @stronglang post for background on the term. https://t.co/bA6r3ddxAI

[Strong Language @stronglang]

@barrypopik @doctorow Our #woty2023 wrap-up credits your findings — thanks! https://t.co/PLcf9lhM8Y

[Tony Thorne @tonythorne007]

The sweary WotYs https://t.co/5MXxxh8crw via @stronglang

[Jessica Bennett @jessicabennett]

And the American Dialect Society’s “Word of the Year” is…

Enshittification — a “sadly apt” term, as the lexicographer @bgzimmer put it, for when an online platform goes to shit

Ahem.

https://t.co/N175JrFfSQ

[Barry Popik @barrypopik]

@stronglang "Enshittification" was the American Dialect Society's Word of the Year. Popularized by @doctorow in December 2022, but not first used at this time, as this #enshittification thread shows. #shit #WOTY2023

[Ben Zimmer @bgzimmer]

It's time for the annual @stronglang Tucker Awards for excellence in swearing! Featuring @doctorow @jessearmstrong1 @cordjefferson @jfreewright @TerryMatalas @rebecca_roache @JessZafarris @BodyForWife @oliviarodrigo @offspring @JasmineForUS @chrissyteigen https://t.co/e01owzvbTV

[Strong Language @stronglang]

Happy new year, mofos! Time for our year-end tradition: the annual Ticker Awards for swearing, emceed as always by @bgzimmer. https://t.co/p5pRznst28

[Strong Language @stronglang]

Need a replacement PDQ? https://t.co/cSlAgpd2vM

[Strong Language @stronglang]

New on the blog: Asterisks for the f*n of it https://t.co/IjHvTcI2T7

[Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster]

What's a word that is not a curse word, that is super fun to say like it's a curse word?

[Strong Language @stronglang]

Let the Congressional Record show that the gentlelady from Texas said “in the shitter.”

[Acyn @Acyn]

Omg wow this

[Strong Language @stronglang]

We covered similar ground in one of our earliest posts. https://t.co/ywKl8z32zT

[Strong Language @stronglang]

"Piss poor" and "not a pot to piss in."

[wordorigins @wordorigins]

From the Department of Don’t Pass Speculation Off as Fact

https://t.co/reXlCcxa3Y

[Strong Language @stronglang]

“If you don't know what AF means, you're SOL." - @petersagal on @waitwait

[Strong Language @stronglang]

.@velocitytweets: How to use swear words in your fucking marketing https://t.co/gEFSzVp4vJ

[Strong Language @stronglang]

“Words like squirt and scum don’t have quite the speed. We already know that skeet seems like a good word for shooting, and, well…”

[Strong Language @stronglang]

Our post on “enshittification.” https://t.co/kM5CMcYLOI

[Strong Language @stronglang]

.@doctorow coined “enshittification” earlier this year. Now he's coined a brand extension: “enshitternet.” https://t.co/RTAharl5zB

[Strong Language @stronglang]

.@bgzimmer wrote for @LanguageLog about obscenicons from 1901: https://t.co/4bHQVap6RC