Fun book-ish question that just popped into my head a few days ago, so I brought this one to our crew on my Maryse’s Book Blog Facebook page, and now I bring it to you!
What funny expression or word do you use regularly, that you actually first heard in a book?
For example: I’m always saying “Gah!!!” now, when expressing my gasp-worthy shock or silly turmoil. I first heard it from Sherrilyn Kenyon (I found it adorable when her heroine said it), and I could swear it was from her book “Born of Night“. <—Β P.S. Here’s my review of Born of Night and I think she was exclaiming GAH!! ’cause the bad-ass hero was trying to cover up his dimples.Β π
Rae: another favourite of mine Maryse. Loved that series so much.
Maryse: I had a RAGING CRUSH on Nykyrian. THOSE DIMPLES!!!!!
Oh and then there’s Karina Halle’s “douche canoe” <— π
Niki: Lol!!! Yes- βdouche canoeβfrom Karina Halleβs EIT series!Β π
How about you?
Sheri: Yellow bellied sapsucker. I read it in one of William Shakespeare’s plays when I was in high school.Β π
Maryse: LOL!! That’s an awesome one!
Rae: tell me more. What play was that fromΒ π
Robin: I called my poodle Principessa forever after reading Sempre, but then it turned into Princess Pizza and now she’s just back to Poodle Strudel.Β π
Maryse: I LOVE IT!!!!!
Brenda: If they donβt learn about welding at home, theyβll learn about it on the streets. Substitute welding with other things.
Jamie: “Crap on toastβ from Kim Harrisonβs Hallows series.
Caitriona: End of (from This Man)
Marissa: Saying someone had a βwild hairβ in place of saying they had a crazy idea and calling things βwonkyβ. Both from Kristen Ashleyβs earlier books.
Kristy: “natch” JR Ward
Acacia: Twat waffle, I do believe I got from Karina Halle as well lol
Maryse: YES!!! LOL!!!! That Dex certainly has some expressions. π
Christine: The answer to everything is 42 Β (sidenote from Maryse —> The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy)
Nicole: G.A.Aiken Dragonkin series. Battle-f*ck. Makes me laugh every timeΒ π
βββ Β Love learning more about our fellow readers? Browse more reader confessions on my blog. π
I didn’t actually “use it” but threw it in to see what my kids would say. “fucktard” I think that’s a hilarious word. By the way, I was admonished… LOL
“Christ on a cracker!” For the life of me, I can’t remember in which book I read it!
OMG Lisa says this! I’ll find out what book!
Thank you! I would love to be reminded what book I read this expression in! I am 100% positive I heard it in a book, but I don’t want you to go crazy looking for it. I read a lot of M/M and all of Kristen Ashley’s work over and over again. Because I have read and re-read KA so many times, I don’t think it’s her.
It was Lisa but she doesn’t think she got it from a book!