Paging Through the Anthony Scaramucci Thesaurus

Several media outlets and personalities opt for a Latin word dating back to 1887

The word “fellatio” entered popular-usage during Grover Cleveland’s first term as U.S. president. Thanks to Anthony Scaramucci’s unhinged telephone interview with The New Yorker Thursday and remarks about Steve Bannon, it is, this morning, getting an unexpected media workout.

Do you spell self-fellatio with a hyphen, or no hypen? This is a Style question editors thought they’d never be asking themselves in reference to some reporting involving the White House director of communications.

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