Jesse Sheidlower

Nov 5, 2024 | lithub.com | Jesse Sheidlower

In all of English there are few words rich enough in their history and variety of use to warrant a dedicated dictionary that runs to hundreds of pages and multiple editions. That fuck is at the same time one of the most notorious, popular, and emotive words in the language makes it all the more fascinating—and deserving of the attention given to it in this volume. Article continues after advertisementThere’s a good chance you have some story about your relationship to the word fuck.

Aug 15, 2024 | slate.com | Jesse Sheidlower |Isabelle Kohn |Hillary Frey

Boobs are back. Also, they never went away. A series exploring breasts, from all angles.

Aug 14, 2024 | slate.com | Jesse Sheidlower

Life Boobs are back. Also, they never went away. This is part of Boobs Week—read the whole thing here. There are, if you haven’t noticed, a very large number of terms for breasts. There are the terms you use for large ones, like jugs. There are the terms you use for small ones, like mosquito bites. There are the terms you use if you’re English, like Bristols. There are the terms no one would ever use, like chesticles.

Mar 22, 2023 | stronglang.wordpress.com | Jesse Sheidlower

I am delighted to be able to announce that I have been working on a new, fourth edition of my book The F-Word. The F-Word is a historical dictionary devoted to the word fuck, illustrating in detail every significant usage of the word: parts of speech, senses, derived forms, abbreviations, expressions, proverbs.

Feb 15, 2023 | boingboing.net | Jesse Sheidlower

There are many terms from classic and modern SF that remain unresearched, and the Historical Dictionary of Science Fiction will be continually updated, especially as additional resources are put online. Boing Boing is syndicating new entries from the HDSF on a regular basis. (Read the series introduction.)Pleasure Planet, Paradise Planet, and Hell PlanetIn the real world, different locations can gain reputations, rightly or wrongly. Tahiti is beautiful; Las Vegas is Sin City.