opal and the idiot: That's Sic
oati:
From a list of words included in the fourteen-page copy-editing style guide for Nicholson Baker’s novel House of Holes, out this month from Simon & Schuster.
asswood
ball-hankie
beardwater
bonky
boobosity
boycone
brimmingness
britneys
cockbrisket
cockitude
crotchal
cuntatious
dickybird
…
Typically I tear through Nicholson Baker’s sexy books, but I’ve been reading this one in stages…
Source: oati
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I’m really into fuckalope and cockitude. Prepare to hear them ALL THE TIME.
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You guys, this book is bonkers. It’s berserk. Obviously not going to appear on this list—because it’s
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I love his books, dirty or non-. Can’t wait.
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