Talk:rim

Etymology for the sex act
Can we confirm that it's a variant of ? I don't see how that makes sense, since reaming is penetrative intercourse. I suppose I would have assumed it was from "rim", i.e. the outer edge of the anus that is licked. Equinox ◑ 15:27, 22 September 2017 (UTC)
 * Are such vulgar and abased things permitted here? They are not in real academic sources. 120.29.109.137 14:44, 5 June 2021 (UTC)
 * We describe language as it is. Language is sometimes dirty and vulgar. Deal with it. &mdash; surjection &lang;??&rang; 19:11, 5 June 2021 (UTC)
 * What rule is that? And when did wiktionary allow rude behaviour also? Sorry, I was unaware this is no longer supposed to be academic, but merely some childish porn site. 120.29.109.137


 * Don't use it then. We will continue to define all words, not a puritanical subset. Swear-words are in all major print dictionaries too, of course. Equinox ◑ 12:28, 12 June 2021 (UTC)
 * That was not really rude, just a wee blunt. Wikimedia sites have never been academic, but having some choice vulgarities on it does not make this a porn site. Certainly no CP site, I hope. ←₰-→ Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk)  14:00, 12 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Then what is the point of the site, if you are not going to define words? 79.106.203.97 09:29, 16 June 2024 (UTC)
 * That is not defining words! Are you mad? It is literally the opposite of defining a word. No, degenerate, homosexual slang words are NOT in dictionaries! How are perverted, ignorant trolls like you not banned from this site??? 79.106.203.97 09:31, 16 June 2024 (UTC)
 * I'd expect a similar connection to "edge", perhaps indirectly via rimjob. Could you elaborate on the link to ream, since that was added by you. Etymonline does allow influence from ream but is more tentative. ←₰-→  Lingo Bingo Dingo (talk)  14:00, 12 June 2021 (UTC)
 * Ream simply makes more sense. The original sense of 'ream' is to "enlarge a hole" (as in 'get it ready for penetration'), not only to penetrate it. Source comes from OED here [], etymology 2. (attested early 20th c.) for oral anal stimulation (i.e. "anilingus"; more rarely for anal sex, see here []) is older than rimjob, which doesn't show up till the mid 70's; the alteration most likely due to the obscurity of the word 'ream' and younger hearers mistaking it for 'rim' for obvious analogical reasons Leasnam (talk) 08:27, 13 June 2021 (UTC)