Catchword: manu militari

Filed Under: Latin, Sex & Sexuality

Part of Speech: n.

Quotation: Le Pen, 78, was first out of the box. During a candidates’ forum last week in Paris organized by Elle magazine, Le Pen, who describes himself as antiabortion, said he opposed the free distribution of condoms in schools. Instead, “for those who feel the urge, I suggest the manu militari,” he said, using a Latin phrase as a euphemism for masturbation. “It’s a much simpler method.”

Article or Document Title:
“In French Campaign, A Flurry of Faux Pas” (URL)

Author:
John Ward Anderson

Article, Document, Publication, Web Site:
Washington Post

Date of Publication:
Apr. 12, 2007

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