hyphenated fuck-juices

[GrushaVashnadze]

In the process of editing my next novel, and my spell-checker highlighted the word "fuck-juices", saying, "Double-check whether a hyphen is needed here." Well, that is a good question! What do you think? Do you hyphenate your "fuck-juices", or leave them natural? What about your "cunt-slime", or your "cock-head", or your "shit-hole"? So many difficult questions...

 

[AlinaX]

fuck-- - - . .,_ juices?

 

[TheLobster]

Do you hyphenate your "fuck-juices", or leave them natural?

You wouldn't want to dilute those natural, musky fuckjuices with an artificial hyphen, now, would you?

More seriously, though, I think it depends on whether you're making a new coinage or not. "cockhead" and "shithole" are in reasonably common usage already, but "cunt-slime" much less so, and I would probably spell it with a space.

 

[lliicckkss]

hyphenated kinda looks cute tho

 

[Bamagan]

In the process of editing my next novel, and my spell-checker highlighted the word "fuck-juices", saying, "Double-check whether a hyphen is needed here." Well, that is a good question! What do you think? Do you hyphenate your "fuck-juices", or leave them natural? What about your "cunt-slime", or your "cock-head", or your "shit-hole"? So many difficult questions...

To some extent, it depends on context. The hyphen suggests the compound word is a noun, so it would be helpful if there's any chance 'fuck' could be interpreted as a verb in the sentence, but could often be left out without causing confusion or changing the meaning of the sentence. That's less of an issue when both words are pretty clearly nouns, although English allows you to get away with verbing nouns so often it probably gives ESL students head-aches.

 

[JGittes]

A line from "A Confederacy of Dunces" exemplifies the problem. I'm paraphrasing. 'Franklin to the fore skins or not.'
I recall the context of the line being the organization of a protest march into two groups, one wearing shirts and the other bare-chested. Franklin was the leader.

This is a deliberate joke that a comma would clarify, and a hyphen would make it more confusing and not a joke. But I've run across similar occurrences in the sense of the OP, where I'm taken entirely out of the story trying to figure out what is happening.

 

[onehitwanda]

cunt-slime

I feel so nauseous right now.

 

[Otis_Ravelli]

Hyphenated Fuck-Juices is now the new name for my band.

 

[Bamagan]

I feel so nauseous right now.

Maybe a little twat-syrup will help settle your stomach? Or some muff-jelly?

 

[AlinaX]

I feel so nauseous right now.

Why am I suddenly picturing mama-alien grinning at Sigourney Weaver?

 

[SimonDoom]

In most of these cases, according to common usage, a hyphen would be unnecessary. You can use one if in a particular case it would be confusing not to.

Example: He liked to begin the day with a big slathering of her cunny honey over his lad loaf. Cream-filled coffee was optional.

(No hyphen for the first two, but a hyphen for "cream-filled," two words that combine to modify "coffee."

 

[TheLobster]

a big slathering of her cunny honey over his lad loaf

What a terrible day to have eyes.

 

[Nynah]

Hyphenated Fuck-Juices is now the new name for my band.

I'm surprised there isn't a deathgrind metal band by this name already.

Example: He liked to begin the day with a big slathering of her cunny honey over his lad loaf. Cream-filled coffee was optional.

This is funnier if you read it in a Received Pronunciation accent.

 

[SinclairGroupLLP]

I had no idea what I was getting into clicking on this post, but I'm glad I did, because I just read Grusha's Alison Goes to London (at least the first chapter) and it's fucking hilarious. I love it. Well worth the cunt-slime.

 

[Britva415]

Fuck juices is two words. I guess you could hyphenate it, why not

Fuckjuice is one word and don’t you dare hyphenate it

 

[Voboy]

I'd hyphenate fuck-juice, but I do think it looks better (meaning naughtier) as fuckjuice.

Neither cockhead nor shithole gets a hyphen in Voboy-land. Cunt-slime? I have no idea. I doubt I'd use it.

But cunny honey and lad loaf are definite winners.

 

[GrushaVashnadze]

I had no idea what I was getting into clicking on this post, but I'm glad I did, because I just read Grusha's Alison Goes to London (at least the first chapter) and it's fucking hilarious. I love it. Well worth the cunt-slime.

Why thank you, SinclairGroupLLP. I am so glad you enjoyed it, fuckjuice, cuntslime and all... (Or did I misspell those?)

 

[Britva415]

cuntslime

Not to be confused with ye olde cunt's lime.

 

[SimonDoom]

I'd hyphenate fuck-juice, but I do think it looks better (meaning naughtier) as fuckjuice.

Neither cockhead nor shithole gets a hyphen in Voboy-land. Cunt-slime? I have no idea. I doubt I'd use it.

But cunny honey and lad loaf are definite winners.

Now that's high praise. You've made my day.