Dan Savage Redefines "Rick"

And so in Savage's own words:

Now "Rick Santorum" isn't just a vile and disgusting politician—he's a vile and disgusting sentence.

What is it, you ask?



I'm getting to that. It's in today's Savage Love column.



A letter writer wrote in to the column with this:

If you do end up having to redefine the word "rick," which you threatened to do in your recent Funny or Die video, I have a suggestion: rick (v): to remove santorum orally. ("He was so grateful for the lay that he ricked his partner.")

To which Dan agreed. Hence the above sentence "Rick Santorum."



Though Savage fiddles the definition a little:

That said, I don't think someone would rick his or her partner out of gratitude; ricking someone—sucking the frothy mix of lube and fecal matter that is sometimes the byproduct of anal sex out of someone's ass—is something a person would do only under duress or under orders from a cruel BDSM top.

Rick Santorum - ew, yuck.