Lewinsky
Lewinsky functions as a verb meaning to perform oral sex, derived from Monica Lewinsky's affair with President Bill Clinton in the 1990s.
The usage is crude and treats a person's name as shorthand for a sex act: She lewinskied him in the back office.
The term saw brief currency during the scandal but remains recognizable. (Capitalized Lewinsky is the surname.)
Female given name
- affairRomantic entanglement outside commitment
- blue dressGarment in cool hue
- impeachmentCharging officials with misconduct
- testimonySworn statement as evidence
Bill Clinton · perjury · Kenneth Starr · sexual relations · White House · intern · grand jury · subpoena
Fame from misdeeds
- stigmaMark of dishonor
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- humiliationLoss of dignity
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
TED talk · anti-bullying · cyberbullying · advocacy · #MeToo · reexamination · public shaming · victim
Monica
Female given name
- affairRomantic entanglement outside commitment
- blue dressGarment in cool hue
- impeachmentCharging officials with misconduct
Bill Clinton · testimony · perjury · Kenneth Starr · sexual relations · White House · intern · grand jury · subpoena · denial
notoriety
Fame from misdeeds
- stigmaMark of dishonor
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- humiliationLoss of dignity
rehabilitation · TED talk · anti-bullying · cyberbullying · advocacy · #MeToo · reexamination · public shaming · victim · survivor
tabloids
Sensational gossip newspapers
paparazzi · Newsweek · scoop · interview · exposure · publicity · frenzy · spectacle · sensationalism · cable news
genealogy
Study of family descent
LewinskyHillary Clinton
Jackie Kennedy · Eleanor Roosevelt · Michelle Obama · Laura Bush · Lady Bird Johnson
LewinskyBill Clinton
LewinskyBill Clinton
president · commander-in-chief · boss · authority figure · predator
- Lewinsky scandalPresidential infidelity controversy
- Monica Lewinsky
- Monica Lewinsky scandalPolitical sex controversy