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| {{cquote|... during homosexual anal intercourse, a sharp blow given by the active partner to the passive partner's kidneys. The sudden pain from the blow causes a clenching of the buttocks and tightening of the rectal passage, thereby enhancing the pleasure of the penetrating participant. <small>''UK 2005''</small>}} | {{cquote|... during homosexual anal intercourse, a sharp blow given by the active partner to the passive partner's kidneys. The sudden pain from the blow causes a clenching of the buttocks and tightening of the rectal passage, thereby enhancing the pleasure of the penetrating participant. <small>''UK 2005''</small>}} | ||
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| Donkey punch was also one of several slang names |
Donkey punch was also one of several slang names used by ] traders to refer to their ] methods.<ref name="chron"></ref> | ||
| In the ] over manipulation of the electricity market in ], |
In the ] over manipulation of the electricity market in ], recordings of Enron traders conversations from 2000 and 2001 were uncovered where they referred to their fraudulent schemes by "colorful names" including "Donkey Punch."<ref name="chron"/><ref> Zachary Coile, ''],'' June 15, 2004.</ref><ref>, ]</ref><ref>, ]</ref> ] ], in a 2004 press release about the Enron hearings, identified the Donkey Punch as "a crude pornographic term", one of many "lewd acts" that Enron employees used to describe their schemes. Cantwell asked the ] to take down the ]s that were on its website due to the content.<ref>{{cite web | ||
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This article is about the sexual act. For the film, see Donkey Punch (film). For the television episode, see Donkey Punch (Robot Chicken episode)..gif){kind=link}
Donkey punch is a slang term for a fictitious sexual practice, supposedly performed during doggy style anal sex. The purported practice involves the penetrating partner punching the receiving partner in the back of the head or neck, causing the receiving partner's anal passage to tense up, thereby increasing the pleasure of the penetrative partner. In fact, there is no reflex in humans that would cause such tensing, while on the other hand striking a partner in this manner could cause severe, potentially lethal injury. The term is also documented in relation to gay sex, where it refers to a blow to the kidneys, again with the purported effect of causing a tightening of the anal passage.
Urban legend
In 2004, sex columnist Dan Savage referred to the donkey punch as "a sex act that exists only in the imaginations of adolescent boys". Responding to an enquiry from Misplaced Pages editors, he again discussed the donkey punch urban legend in his "Savage Love" column in 2006. He wrote, "attempting a Donkey Punch can lead to ... unpleasant outcomes," including "injury, death, or incarceration;" he also pointed out that it "doesn't even work." He quoted Jeffrey Bahr, a faculty member at the Medical College of Wisconsin,
To the best of my knowledge, there is no definitive reflex in the human neurophysiology that induces involuntary tightening of the anal sphincter after receiving blunt force trauma to the occiput, or back of the head. ... Trauma to any part of the head can have serious ramifications. Pain, intracranial hemorrhage, memory loss, neck injury, and possibly some related sensory deficits in the arms and legs. A strong enough blow to the back of an unsuspecting person's head could result in a vertebral fracture which, I hope most people know, could cause paralysis or even death.
Gay sex
The concise new Partridge dictionary of slang and unconventional English (2007) defines the term as follows:
... during homosexual anal intercourse, a sharp blow given by the active partner to the passive partner's kidneys. The sudden pain from the blow causes a clenching of the buttocks and tightening of the rectal passage, thereby enhancing the pleasure of the penetrating participant. UK 2005
Enron scandal
Donkey punch was also one of several slang names used by Enron traders to refer to their price gouging methods.
In the Enron scandal over manipulation of the electricity market in California, recordings of Enron traders conversations from 2000 and 2001 were uncovered where they referred to their fraudulent schemes by "colorful names" including "Donkey Punch." U.S. Senator Maria Cantwell, in a 2004 press release about the Enron hearings, identified the Donkey Punch as "a crude pornographic term", one of many "lewd acts" that Enron employees used to describe their schemes. Cantwell asked the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to take down the e-mails that were on its website due to the content.
References
- "Sexual Terminology--D". Hawai'i AIDS Education and Training Center. Retrieved 2006-10-05.
- ^ Dan Savage (October 25, 2006). "Savage Love - Donkey See, Donkey Doo". Retrieved 2006-10-26.
- Dan Savage (December 29, 2004). "Savage Love". Retrieved 2006-10-05.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - Eric Partridge; Tom Dalzell; Terry Victor (1 November 2007). The concise new Partridge dictionary of slang and unconventional English. Routledge. p. 211. ISBN 978-0-415-21259-5. Retrieved 10 February 2012.
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- "New evidence of Enron schemes Documents, tapes in Washington state case prompt lawmakers to demand regulators reopen probe into fallen energy company" Zachary Coile, San Francisco Chronicle, June 15, 2004.
- , Associated Press
- , AlterNet
- Maria Cantwell (2004-06-17). "Federal Energy Regulatory Commission web site hosts pornographic Enron emails: Cantwell says federal agency not doing its homework and should remove the offensive content". Retrieved 2006-10-05.
External links
- Donkey punch citation at Double-Tongued Word Wrestler Dictionary
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