Had never considered the word's origin before. Will now quake either each time I'm at risk of missing one.https://twitter.com/susie_dent/status/1106102814642716672 …
This is body awful! Today I learned the origin of the phrase 'cut off her nose to spite her face.' Even more gruesome. 
TW rape:
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Saint Æbbe of Coldingham known for an act of self-mutilation to avoid rape by Viking invaders https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%86bbe_the_Younger?wprov=sfla1 …
