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‘Monica Lewinsky’ should not be a euphemism for Jay-Z’s premature ejaculation, says Monica Lewinsky
By Andy Malt | Published on Wednesday 7 May 2014
Monica Lewinsky, who of course hit the headlines in the late 90s after having a liaison with then US president Bill Clinton, has pointed out a linguistic error in Beyonce’s song, ‘Partition’.
In the song, which tells the heart-warming story of Jay-Z ejaculating on Beyonce’s dress in the back of a limousine, Beyonce sings, “He popped all my buttons and he ripped my blouse / He Monica Lewinski’d all on my gown”.
Making a very good point, Lewinsky said in a new interview with Vanity Fair: “Thanks, Beyonce, but if we’re verbing, I think you meant ‘Bill Clinton’d all on my gown,’ not ‘Monica Lewinsky’d'”.
Also, can you use verb as a verb? Well, anyway, here’s the song, in all its inaccurate glory:
