A word that has not quite made it into modern dictionaries and is not known all over the world, but people in Italy, Germany, Austria, Great Britain and the Vatican City are certainly familiar with its meaning.Continue reading Trapattoni-esque
EVS Translation Blog / Category: Word of the day
19 Apr /13
G-spot
Gräfenberg spot, also known as the G-spot, is named after the German gynaecologist.Continue reading G-spot
18 Apr /13
Achilles
Achilles’ heel, the weak spot of a person who is otherwise invulnerable, refers to the Greek mythological figure Achilles.Continue reading Achilles
17 Apr /13
Sadism
Sadism originates from the French aristocrat, the Marquis de Sade, who spent over 30 years in prison or an asylum for sexual offenses including violence against women, incest, sodomy, poisoning with aphrodisiacs and having sex with minors.Continue reading Sadism
16 Apr /13
Shrapnel
Shrapnel – named after Henry Shrapnel, an English army officer in the artillery who experimented to produce what he called a “spherical case shot”.Continue reading Shrapnel
