Rusty trombone

Simple illustration of a rusty trombone

Rusty trombone is a sexual act in which a man stands with his knees and back slightly torqued with feet at least shoulder width apart to expose his anus.^[1] A person typically kneels behind the man and performs anilingus while reaching up beneath the scrotum or around the body to manually administer rapid back-and-forth motions of the penis, mimicking the motions of a trombone player.^[1][2] The act is defined primarily by the physical orientation of the partners, the combination of anilingus with manual sexual stimulation and the resemblance of the anal sphincter to a trombone mouthpiece; however, other positions and variations are possible.

Usage history

In 2003, the Detroit talk radio show Deminski & Doyle began an educational hour discussion of urban-legendary sex acts with the statement, "Try to describe carefully what a 'Cleveland steamer' would be..." and then went into details of the blumpkin and the rusty trombone.^[3] Fifteen months later, the Federal Communications Commission proposed a fine of $27,500 to the station's owner, Infinity Broadcasting, through a Notice of Apparent Liability (NAL)^[4] that specifically referenced rusty trombone.^[3]

Rusty trombone (dirty trombone) gained wider use in entertainment projects developed for release in 2005. For example, comedian Andy Dick used the term in the 2005 documentary film The Aristocrats as part of the infamous dirty joke of the same name.^[5] In seeming recognition of the phrase being a part of the filthiest of filthy language, news sources such as The Daily Telegraph,^[5] Slant Magazine,^[6] New Statesman,^[7] and The Globe and Mail highlighted rusty trombone in their review of The Aristocrats. In addition, in the 2005 movie The 40-Year-Old Virgin.^[8] the character Mooj stated, "It's not about these rusty trombones, and these dirty sanchez."^[9] In the film Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny, actor Jack Black is seen in walking around the Venice Beach, California boardwalk in a Rusty Trombone T-shirt.^[10] In the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, host Craig Ferguson kept an actual rusty trombone under his desk, which he would occasionally mention and reveal for comedic effect.^[11]

Rusty trombone is part of the 2006 party game PervArtistry, where individuals draw sexual pictures on a board, and other players try to guess the sexual synonym for that image.^[12]

In 2007, Salt Lake City, Utah activist David Nelson started an online petition calling for the repeal of Utah's existing sodomy law. Reportedly, Utah's sodomy law then prohibited oral sex, anal sex, and the rusty trombone.^[13]

Also, in 2007, the rusty trombone was listed as one of 76 entries in The Contemporary Dictionary of Sexual Euphemisms (2007), with its literal definition and sexual corollary.^[14]

See also

• Oral sex

Notes

1. Tate, Jordan. (January 9, 2007) The Contemporary Dictionary of Sexual Euphemisms. Publisher St. Martin's Press ISBN 0-312-36298-6
2. Sex Dictionary. (2007) Sex Words Defined and Explained: R. Archived 2007-07-17 at the Wayback Machine
3. Wolk, Josh. (May 30, 2003) Entertainment Weekly. State Of Shock: Day after day, from sea to shining sea, America's SHOCK JOCKS manage to shtick it where the FCC don't shine. "and then proceeded to describe the wonders of the blumpkin and the rusty trombone." Section: No. 712.
4. Federal Communications Commission (April 3, 2003) Notice of Apparent Liability (NAL). ""Rusty Trombone," and again, please, no kids, no women. "Rusty Trombone" I believe that's when you're having anal sex with a girl and then right afterwards you make her perform uh, oral sex on you." Obtained July 11, 2007.
5. Sooke, Alastair. (August 19, 2005) The Daily Telegraph. Want to hear the world's dirtiest joke?^{[dead link‍]} "While the comics riff about incest, Shetland ponies, oral sex with armadillos and rusty trombones (don't ask), the cornucopia of smut inures you to its own excess." Section: Features; Page 21.
6. Schager, Nick. (2005) Slant Magazine. Film Review: The Aristocrats. Archived 2006-09-08 at the Wayback Machine
7. Millard, Rosie. (August 22, 2005) New Statesman. Singer, model, and television personality Tila Tequila can be seen performing a rusty trombone in her sex tape released in 2008. Notebook: Comics tell each other the rudest - and most secret - joke in the world after the audience has left. Volume 18; Issue 873; Page 31.
8. Walton, Rob. (August 2005) Playboy Online. Movie Review Of 40 Year Old Virgin. Archived 2007-02-04 at the Wayback Machine
9. Internet Movie Database. The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005) - Memorable quotes. Access date: February 8, 2007.
10. Purlky Jr., Jordy "Ray". (December 1, 2006) The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Jack Black also lives on that street of dreams. Archived 2007-09-28 at the Wayback Machine Section: Movies & More; Page 6.
11. "Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson 9/2/2013 Angela Kinsey, David Feherty". Late Late Show w/ Craig Ferguson Archive. 24 February 2021. Archived from the original on February 26, 2021. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
12. Taormino, Tristan. (May 3, 2006) The Village Voice. Lexicon of lust: West village bar hosts a game for pervy wordsmiths. Archived 2007-10-11 at the Wayback Machine Volume 51; Issue 18; Page 129.
13. Burt, Brandon. (January 18, 2007) Salt Lake City Weekly Guns and Butt Sex.^{[permanent dead link‍]} Volume 23; Issue 35; Page 10. Obtained July 12, 2007.)
14. Genovese, Peter. (March 4, 2007) The Star-Ledger Living smart: It's all in the details. Section:Accent; Page 8

References

• Tate, Jordan. (January 9, 2007) The Contemporary Dictionary of Sexual Euphemisms. Publisher St. Martin's Press ISBN 0-312-36298-6

External links

• The dictionary definition of Rusty trombone at Wiktionary