Betty Tompkins wants your help with an art project. The American artist, whose explicit “Fuck” paintings were displayed in Brussels and Miami last year, has issued an open call for words that describe women, which she plans to use in a new series of paintings. The words “can be affectionate (honey), pejorative (bitch), slang, descriptive, etc.,” she wrote in an e-mail to friends and associates on Monday.
The idea stretches back to 2002, when Tompkins issued the same call. She received 1500 words and phrases in seven languages. Last fall, 500 of those words were read as a performance at the Zine Fair in Vienna; they were also shown as a 27-page text piece at Vienna’s Galerie Lisa Ruyter. Before they take on new life in painting form, Tompkins is looking for another round of contributions. (Any language is welcome, though you must include an approximate English translation.)
If you have a favorite — or least favorite — word used to describe women, leave it in the comments below and we’ll round them up and send them Betty Tompkins’s way.
— Julia Halperin
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juicy jay
Babes. Like Beetlejuice.
MUJER (Spanish for woman)
Mami (Spanish, short for mamacita, literal translation: little mama)
bitch cunt slut whore virgin madonna lover saint psycho groupie wife sister daughter cousin best friend aunt mother hag crone witch vagina pussy mental emotional rollercoaster slave master equal succubus evil Eve Lilith original sin cum bucket muse diva daemon demon genius bad influence angel baby angel face cutie pie dear dearie sweet girl sour girl sad girl woman lady independent codependent dependent house wife stay at home mom strong weak inferior
Cicle,full, behind, receptive, agresive, empty, changing, warm, curves, round, soft, perfectionist, control, annoying
All these words are in spanish. I mention translation after each one. Hope it helps. Interesting project, congrats.
CHIQUITA – Little mama
MI REINA – My queen
VIEJA – Kind of despective way to name a woman in México. Part of “machismo”. The direct translation for VIEJA is old woman.
RUCA – Same case from above
MORRA – I´m not sure what it means, or the literal origin for this word and why, but morra is used on mexican gangs context.
Skinny,crafty,lost
Hungry,lonely,bossed.
Love it,hate it,queen it.
Sorry, didn’t mean it…
Clever, stupid, wise
Out with other guys.
Don’t leave me here alone-
(You didn’t even phone.)
Someone’s in the hall…
(You didn’t even call.)
Love you till I die
Love you till I die.
You’re not my kind of guy.
Powerful, Obsesses, Fetishist, vessel, soft, mindful, healer, empathetic, masculine and feminine, visceral, repellent, transparent, conceal, reveal, seductive, sweet, attractive, ordinary, demanding, quiet, skinny, fat, nervous, exquisite, lovely, beautiful, sacred, wounded, mender, twisted, sister, princess, charming, nourish, fixated, repulsive,impulsive, perverse, confrontational, pretty, young, old.
Darling. Sweetie. Cupcake. Pumpkin. Beautiful. Lover.
hole
cracoucass. chienchaud. bibou. chafoin
mysterie Island …
Woman= life support system for a cunt.
to ed who posted these words: cracoucass. chienchaud. bibou. chafoin. thank you so much. what do they mean in english? thanks
mwali ( young woman kiswahili )
malaya ( bitch Kiswahili )
mpenzi ( beloved/darling ” )
bibi ( wife ” )
phenomenal, hottie, sexy, baby, woman, feminine, masculine, cheap, a babe, a fox, sweetie, love, muffin, coocoo, monkey, puffin, chocho, dear, darling, bitch, cunt, sassy, moxie, ice queen, stush, aloof, conceited, servile, chichi, fancy, ghetto fabulous, sweet, kind, gorgeous, fat, funny, smart, domineering, emasculating, skinny, chicken head, ho, goddess, voluptuous, zaftig, ratchet, bougie, fine, cute, hot, cold, honey, shorty, damsel, lass, Missus, wifey, crack, erudite, stuck-up, prude, loose, crone, kid, hefty, barren, bodacious, emotional, vain, selfless, fatty, linda, bella, adorable, cherie, chaude ( hot in french ), amour, amor, guapa, incandescent, sanguine, fearless, tender, a catch, hoity-toity, tart, good, bad, ugly, beautiful.
my steadying anchor
my wing-clipper
she doesn’t even need to start complaining or arguing aloud; the body language alone does it –and i usually can guess the topic.
homewarmer
vice squad
thankless toiler
intrepid cleaner of all things
self-taught organic foods expert and chef
80% of why i’m not in a gallery yet
80% of why i’m civilized to the extent that i am
(to name a few)
je vais et je viens entre tes reins et je me retiens ( I go and I come from your loins, and I retain ).Tu est la vague moi l’ile nu (you are the wave, me the naked island ).Mon abricot au zénith (My apricot zenith ),Déja tu tangue au flus et reflus des marrais (You already tangues to flus and reflusof the marshes ). Ma belle enfant écartellé (My beautiful child drawn and quartered ).Ton rubis perlé ( Your ruby pearled ). Etoffe vacillante ( Etoffe flickering ). Partons à LA dérive (let’s go to the drift ) . from the sing of serge gainsbourg, betty .
yin
mommy
boss
my own world / ; TARTE AU POILS( hair pie ) . cramouille ( cra means nothing mouille is humide but cra put some power ) minou ( baby cats ). moumoune ( men say that like is ownership ) foufoune ( very famous in france
small place where you can snuggle and rummage ) . Moule ( mussel ) . garage a bite ( that like an insulte when men judge the women when she go with to much men garage has dick ). ah again very stupid but funny , je suis ouf de ta touffe ! means i am crasy of your pussy, that argot , or ta touffe me rend ouf ! means (your pussy is driving me crazy ) so ouf means crasy and touffe means pussy hair . kiss betty
ma petite cabane ( my little hut )what is cool like my men say That you can invent some free word .
i milite liberation of pussy !
ma petite cabanne ( my little hut )what is cool like my men say That you can invent some free word
Cactus:
Ideal metaphor for a strong woman; hardy, self-sufficient, as well as beautiful and dangerous in equal measure.
Every Shabbat evening many orthodox Jewish men read what is known as the Woman of Valor text to their wives. This text is Proverbs 31:10-31. A good woman may be reffered to as a “Woman of Valor”, much the way a “good” man is called a “mensch”. So, I say: Woman of Valor.