A listener in Hartford, Connecticut, is sure he’s heard a word that means “an erotic attraction to lips.” The word is cheiloproclitic, from ancient Greek words that mean “inclined toward lips.” Grant offers a couple of other terms, jolie laide, French for “beautiful ugly,” and cacocallia, from Greek words that mean roughly the same thing. This is part of a complete episode.
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