Lexical Leavings
by Tom Gally
The January 23 issue of 週刊新潮 has an article about words that newspapers
have refused to print when the magazine tried to include the words in
advertisements that were to appear in the newspapers. The words
included 巨乳, ヘア, ヘアヌード, ハメ撮り, セックス in the meaning of "sexual
intercourse," 勃起薬, ペニス, イチモツ, ホモ, 群盲, シャバ, and シャブ. One newspaper that
sponsors a shogi tournament also objected to the use of 将棋倒し in
reference to people trampled to death in a crowd.(January 17, 2003)