# Rusty trombone

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'''Rusty trombone''' is a [sexual](/source/Sexual_intercourse) act in which a man stands with his knees and back slightly [torqued](/source/torqued) with feet at least shoulder width apart to expose his  [anus](/source/Human_anus).<ref name="dictionary">Tate, Jordan. (January 9, 2007) The Contemporary Dictionary of Sexual Euphemisms. Publisher [St. Martin's Press](/source/St._Martin's_Press) {{ISBN|0-312-36298-6}}</ref> A person typically kneels behind the man and performs  [anilingus](/source/anilingus) - more specifically, by pursing their lips and '[blowing a raspberry](/source/blowing_a_raspberry)' on the anus - whilst reaching up beneath the [scrotum](/source/scrotum) or around the body to [manually apply rapid back-and-forth motions on the penis](/source/Handjob), mimicking the techniques of a [trombone](/source/trombone) player.<ref name="dictionary"/><ref name="words">Sex Dictionary. (2007) ''[http://www.thesexdictionary.com/alphabet/r.shtml Sex Words Defined and Explained: R.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070717215007/http://www.thesexdictionary.com/alphabet/r.shtml |date=2007-07-17 }}''</ref> The act is defined primarily by the physical orientation of the partners, the combination of anilingus with manual [sexual stimulation](/source/sexual_stimulation) and the resemblance of the [anal sphincter](/source/External_anal_sphincter) to a trombone mouthpiece; however, other positions and variations are possible.

==Usage history==
In 2003, the [Detroit](/source/Detroit) talk radio show [Deminski & Doyle](/source/Deminski_%26_Doyle) began an educational hour discussion of urban-legendary sex acts with the statement, "Try to describe carefully what a '[Cleveland steamer](/source/Cleveland_steamer)' would be..." and then went into details of the [blumpkin](/source/blumpkin) and the rusty trombone.<ref name="shock">[Wolk, Josh](/source/Josh_Walk). (May 30, 2003) ''[Entertainment Weekly](/source/Entertainment_Weekly)''. ''[https://ew.com/article/2003/05/30/state-shock/ 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.</ref> Fifteen months later, the [Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) proposed a fine of $27,500 to the station's owner, [Infinity Broadcasting](/source/Infinity_Broadcasting), through a Notice of Apparent Liability (NAL)<ref>[Federal Communications Commission](/source/Federal_Communications_Commission) (April 3, 2003) ''[http://www.fcc.gov/eb/Orders/2003/FCC-03-71A1.html 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.</ref> that specifically referenced rusty trombone.<ref name="shock"/>

Rusty trombone (dirty trombone) gained wider use in entertainment projects developed for release in 2005. For example, comedian [Andy Dick](/source/Andy_Dick) used the term in the 2005 [documentary film](/source/documentary_film) ''[The Aristocrats](/source/The_Aristocrats_(film))'' as part of the infamous [dirty joke](/source/dirty_joke) of the [same name](/source/The_Aristocrats_(joke)).<ref name="telegraph">Sooke, Alastair. (August 19, 2005) [The Daily Telegraph](/source/The_Daily_Telegraph). ''[https://www.telegraph.co.uk/arts/main.jhtml?xml=/arts/2005/08/19/bfjoke19.xml&menuId=564&sSheet=/arts/2005/08/19/ixartleft.html Want to hear the world's dirtiest joke?]{{dead link|date=July 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}'' "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.</ref> In seeming recognition of the phrase being a part of the filthiest of filthy language, news sources such as [The Daily Telegraph](/source/The_Daily_Telegraph),<ref name="telegraph"/> [Slant Magazine](/source/Slant_Magazine),<ref>Schager, Nick. (2005) [Slant Magazine](/source/Slant_Magazine). ''[http://www.slantmagazine.com/film/film_review.asp?ID=1632 Film Review: The Aristocrats.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060908085547/http://www.slantmagazine.com/film/film_review.asp?ID=1632 |date=2006-09-08 }}''</ref> [New Statesman](/source/New_Statesman),<ref>[Millard, Rosie](/source/Rosie_Millard). (August 22, 2005) ''[New Statesman](/source/New_Statesman)''. Singer, model, and television personality [Tila Tequila](/source/Tila_Tequila) can be seen performing a rusty trombone in her sex tape released in 2008. ''[http://www.newstatesman.com/200508220032 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.</ref> and ''[The Globe and Mail](/source/The_Globe_and_Mail)'' highlighted rusty trombone in their review of ''[The Aristocrats](/source/The_Aristocrats_(film))''. In addition, in the 2005 movie ''[The 40-Year-Old Virgin](/source/The_40-Year-Old_Virgin)''.<ref>Walton, Rob. (August 2005) [Playboy Online](/source/Playboy_Online). ''[http://www.playboy.com/arts-entertainment/reviews/movies/40yearoldvirgin/ Movie Review Of 40 Year Old Virgin.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070204121627/http://www.playboy.com/arts-entertainment/reviews/movies/40yearoldvirgin/ |date=2007-02-04 }}''</ref> the character Mooj stated, "It's not about these rusty trombones, and these [dirty sanchez](/source/dirty_sanchez_(sexual_act))."<ref>[Internet Movie Database](/source/Internet_Movie_Database). ''[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0405422/quotes The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005) - Memorable quotes.]'' Access date: February 8, 2007.</ref> In the film ''[Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny](/source/Tenacious_D_in_The_Pick_of_Destiny)'', actor [Jack Black](/source/Jack_Black) is seen walking around the [Venice Beach](/source/Venice%2C_Los_Angeles), [California](/source/California) boardwalk in a Rusty Trombone T-shirt.<ref>Purlky Jr., Jordy "Ray". (December 1, 2006) [The Atlanta Journal-Constitution](/source/The_Atlanta_Journal-Constitution). ''[http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/movies/entries/2006/12/01/jack_black_also.html Jack Black also lives on that street of dreams.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928015401/http://www.accessatlanta.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/accessatlanta/movies/entries/2006/12/01/jack_black_also.html |date=2007-09-28 }}'' Section: Movies & More; Page 6.</ref> In the ''[Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson](/source/Late_Late_Show_with_Craig_Ferguson)'', host [Craig Ferguson](/source/Craig_Ferguson) kept an actual rusty trombone under his desk, which he would occasionally mention and reveal for comedic effect.<ref name="lateshow">{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=910&v=EzVOGfh63Xo |title=Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson 9/2/2013 Angela Kinsey, David Feherty |work= Late Late Show w/ Craig Ferguson Archive |date=24 February 2021 |accessdate=February 25, 2021 |url-status=live |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20210226001155/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EzVOGfh63Xo |archivedate=February 26, 2021}}</ref>

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.<ref>[Taormino, Tristan](/source/Tristan_Taormino). (May 3, 2006) [The Village Voice](/source/The_Village_Voice). ''[http://www.villagevoice.com/people/0618,taormino,73044,24.html Lexicon of lust: West village bar hosts a game for pervy wordsmiths.] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071011232448/http://www.villagevoice.com/people/0618,taormino,73044,24.html |date=2007-10-11 }}'' Volume 51; Issue 18; Page 129.</ref>

In 2007, [Salt Lake City](/source/Salt_Lake_City), [Utah](/source/Utah) activist David Nelson started an online petition calling for the repeal of Utah's existing [sodomy law](/source/sodomy_law). Reportedly, Utah's sodomy law then prohibited [oral sex](/source/oral_sex), [anal sex](/source/anal_sex), and the rusty trombone.<ref name="guns">Burt, Brandon. (January 18, 2007) [Salt Lake City Weekly](/source/Salt_Lake_City_Weekly) ''[http://www.slweekly.com/index.cfm?oID=449BBE6E-021E-D69E-7A3370304BA7D31B&do=article.details&id=1CB73541-2BF4-55D0-F1F9684618053C73 Guns and Butt Sex.]{{dead link|date=April 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}'' Volume 23; Issue 35; Page 10. Obtained July 12, 2007.)</ref>

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.<ref>Genovese, Peter. (March 4, 2007) [The Star-Ledger](/source/The_Star-Ledger) ''Living smart: It's all in the details.'' Section:Accent; Page 8</ref>

==Notes==
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==References==
* Tate, Jordan. (January 9, 2007) ''The Contemporary Dictionary of Sexual Euphemisms''. Publisher [St. Martin's Press](/source/St._Martin's_Press) {{ISBN|0-312-36298-6}}

==External links==
* {{Wiktionary-inline|rusty trombone|Rusty trombone}}

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