Disturbing News Article Uses Two Versions of "Bobbit" as a Verb

Posted by Colleen Kane

 

Yes, that Bobbitt, as in John Wayne. So, some other crazy in Ahmedabad, India, chopped off her husband's penis with a kitchen knife because she thought he was going to cheat on her. Ho-hum. This story again? More interesting was the Times of India's use of several versions of Bobbitt in the verb format, lowercase, with British-English "-ise" and single "t": 

"Jealous woman bobbitises husband" (Headline)

"Kailash Mackwana bobbitised her 23-year-old husband Kanuji Mackwana..."

"Burning wtih jealousy, Kailash bobbitised Kanuji with a kitchen knife on Sunday night."

That bobbitised part has not been found, and plastic surgeons worked on Kanuji without it. 

It's a strange world.

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Comments

GeeBee said:

I thought it was "Bobbitate"?

March 4, 2009 3:23 PM

About Colleen Kane

Colleen has been an editor at BUST and Playgirl magazines and has written for the endangered species of dead-tree magazines like SPIN and Plenty, as well as Radar Online and other websites. She lives in exile in Baton Rouge with her fiance, two dogs, and her former cat. Read her personal blogs at ColleenKane.com.

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