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Websters' first new intergalactic wickedary of the English language [Hardcover]

Mary Daly (Author)
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In this radical classic, Mary Daly has journeyed through the far reaches of the English language, and beyond, to conjure this delicious web of words. Wickedary sheds a whole new light on the meaning of words (and the meaning of meaning) as it mercilessly exposes the patriarchal house of cards that has become common language usage. Just pull on one and the whole thing comes tumbling down. This is a hilarious, fascinating and essential tool for women word weavers-the real definition of a "Webster" -- From The WomanSource Catalog & Review: Tools for Connecting the Community for Women; review by Ilene Rosoff --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Mary Daly's brilliant, wild, and humor-filled weave of words, which frees the English language from its patriarchal and confining patterns by weaving a fascinating, feminist, linguistic revolution. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Product Details

  • Hardcover: 310 pages
  • Publisher: Beacon Press; First Printing edition (1987)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0807067067
  • ISBN-13: 978-0807067062
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #724,032 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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16 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Deliciously Wicked, May 28, 2000
This review is from: Websters' First New Intergalactic Wickedary of the English Language (Paperback)
Mary Daly does it again! She manages to skewer dead and dying institutions in remarkably few words. For example: "bubble n: an artificial total environment which distances, destroys and replaces the physical/spiritual Elemental world; an Eye-sore/I-sore. Examples: disneyworld; the bible." Lest you think this is all negative, delight in "Be-Witching: leaping/hopping/flying inspired by Lust for Metamorphosis...the exercise of Labrys-like powers." Nice pictures, too. A must-have for the Feminist who needs a chuckle or a good quote from time to time. Definitely a keeper!
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4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Etymological sorcery, October 9, 2006
By exit domina "love is the law" (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Websters' First New Intergalactic Wickedary of the English Language (Paperback)
I was lucky as a budding witch to find a copy of this. I began to think about the words I used in ritual in a whole new way. The concept of deciding how we interact with reality through speech is only now coming into study by modern chaos, memetic & mnemonic magicians. Ms. Daly, as always, ahead of us on the curve, pointing out the sights we shouldn't miss.
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10 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars 2/3 good, 1/3 bad, December 27, 2000
This review is from: Websters' First New Intergalactic Wickedary of the English Language (Paperback)
While I realize that this book is intended to be a humorous look at the English language, it still doesn't excuse the mean-spirited male-bashing in which Daly engages.

The first two-thirds of the book were indeed fun (hence the extra ratings star). Any attempt to experiment and play with words is great; and trying to bolster women's courage and laughingly shove them into redefining themselves on their own terms--all the better!

But why trash men? Daly's definition of heterosexual relationships as being instigated only by men towards women is not only incorrect but insulting. One could almost accuse Daly of being heterophobic, and isn't bigotry supposed to be wrong? I guess all those loving, ethical, funny, and caring fathers/sons/brothers/friends are just figments of a sadly benighted race of "fembots" and "totalled women".

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1.0 out of 5 stars Sorry they wasted the trees
Wicked--- it is!
It is a blessing this kind of vitriol is OUT OF PRINT! May she rest in peace---now that she has returned to her male-dominated-imagery Maker!
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2.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining...but just barely
In a word, infantile. While Mary Daly certainly has all the rhetorical flair with which her disciples credit her, this gift of the gab is too often used to justify an essentially... Read more
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