Toronto, ON – Despite years of being widely used as sexual slang, and against the advice of nearly all his peers, sports journalist Reed Mackie continues to use the term “edging” in his articles and headlines. Edging, the act of delaying an orgasm to achieve greater arousal, appears over thirty times in Mackie’s works and headlines in 2025 alone.
Mackie said, “I use it all the time and I won’t stop. ‘Norris edges Verstappen’ ‘Reese edges Clark’. I don’t get all this bother I see in the comments and replies. You can’t take these headlines away from me with some nonsensical objections. I don’t get it.”
His editor at the Toronto Star, Brayden Washburn, says he doesn’t have the heart, or stomach, to explain to Mackie exactly why he shouldn’t be using this sexually charged expression anymore.
“Oh my god. Mackie is 86,” said Washburn. “I can’t even explain to him who Chappell Roan is. We sent him to cover the Calgary Stampede and he submitted a story about a lady who ended up backwards on a bronco. He wrote six hundred unironic words about ‘The Reverse Cowgirl’. Just last week he sent in ‘Sinner tops Alcaraz’ and I had to edit it after he went home. You think I’m going to explain edging to him?”
The expression receives many chuckles and sarcastic remarks online whenever used in a sports context.
Mackie continued, “One of my most widely shared articles from last year was covering the Tournament of Hearts. ‘Ontario women’s foursome edges Manitoba ladies in a gripping climax’. Now, who’s going to complain about reading that?”
In related news, Mackie is starting a vegetable garden in his backyard based on the numerous eggplant emoji comments he’s received over the years.
