# Childish slang terms
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childish-slang-terms/70981
**Category:** The BBQ Pit
**Created:** [July 2, 2001, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childish-slang-terms/70981 "2001-07-02T16:59:26Z")
**Posts on this page:** 15
**Page:** 2
### Author:  [@kabbes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kabbes)
#### Post date: [July 3, 2001, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childish-slang-terms/70981/21 "2001-07-03T13:56:30Z")
Ooh, no missus.
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### Author:  [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)
#### Post date: [July 3, 2001, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childish-slang-terms/70981/22 "2001-07-03T14:39:34Z")
This article made me think of [“When Platinum Attacks: A Grampy Hampy Consumer Alert”](http://www.michaelmoore.com/hamper/hampy.html), a hilarious article by Ben Hamper, author of _Rivethead_. In it, he reviews Billboard’s Top 5 Albums of that week, including _Baby One More Time_ by Britney Spears:
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> \*\*Cover Story…\*\*Bosoms, breasts, teats, boobs, knockers, tits, mammaries, melons, globes, hooters, jugs, mounds, bumpers, peaches…
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> \*\*Sticker Shock…\*\*blossoms, cans, bazooms, frontage, lungs, sweat glands, tetinas, nay-nays, headlights, diddies, mountains, bubbies…
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> \*\*Under The Influence…\*\*norks, cantaloupes, dugs, groodies, chichitas, mazoombas, sud barns, chirps, love pillows, handfuls, puppies…
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> \*\*This Ain’t The Summer Of Love…\*\*porcelain spheres, the girls, ho-ho’s, balloons, udders, pancakes, knobs, fried eggs, whompers…
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> \*\*Monkee Shines…\*\*boppers, lung-nuts, milkers, balconies, cowbags, honkers, lumps, boulders, cupcakes, ta-ta’s, head-rests…
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> \*\*Bill Cowher’s Message…\*\*tube-socks, eggplants, ding-dongs, eyeballs, floppers, badges, squishies, hefty bags, buckets, plums…
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> \*\*A Tension Disorder…\*\*flapjacks, beaver-tails, nuzzlers, summer squash, flashbulbs, gorgonzas, bell-towers, bigguns, loppers…
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> \*\*Damn The Libidos…\*\*skeeter bites, beach balls, antlers, flesh canteens, droopers, chin-guards, Vitamin D, pencil erasers, Brown-eyed gals…
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> \*\*He Loves Me…\*\*pacifiers, mambos, bouncers, class 2 life preservers, keggers, air bags, bongos, jigglers, turnips, huggie bears…
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> **He Loves Me Not** …funbags, winnebagos, gazongas, meat missiles, beer shelves, plumb bobs, sweater swellers, twin peaks, etc.
Oh, and as someone who has PTSD from his Pediatrics rotations, let me agree wholeheartedly with the OP. I hate baby talk, even when directed at babies. My least favorite? The two-syllable use of the word “boy”, something along the lines of “Bow-ee”. “Oh, you’re a big bow-ee. Yes you are! Yes you are!” Made my skin crawl every time I heard it.
Dr. J
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### Author:  [@SuaSponte](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuaSponte)
#### Post date: [July 3, 2001, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childish-slang-terms/70981/23 "2001-07-03T15:46:02Z")
The correct term is “breasteses”, spoken slightly sibilantly.
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### Author:  [@andros](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/andros)
#### Post date: [July 3, 2001, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childish-slang-terms/70981/24 "2001-07-03T17:07:37Z")
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> Oh, and as someone who has PTSD from his Pediatrics rotations, let me agree wholeheartedly with the OP. I hate baby talk, even when directed at babies.
Oh, now that I agree with also. Though I confess, as a new parent, it’s a struggle sometimes.
But I don’t see that “boobies” is baby talk. :shrug: Maybe I just had a deprived childhood.
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### Author:  [@racinchikki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/racinchikki)
#### Post date: [July 3, 2001, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childish-slang-terms/70981/25 "2001-07-03T17:23:10Z")
I have to agree, kinda. “Boobs” is ok. “Tits” is ok. “Ta-tas” is bearable sometimes. But “Boobies” just makes me think of my little pet freshmen - the 14 year old boys who follow me around - giggling and going on and on and on about Britney Spears and boobies and me and boobies and that chick over there and boobies and their history teacher and boobies and did I mention boobies tee hee hee she said boobies. :rolleyes:
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### Author:  [@gobear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gobear)
#### Post date: [July 3, 2001, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childish-slang-terms/70981/26 "2001-07-03T17:27:09Z")
My favorite term for the female mammary is from Stephen King’s novel _Carrie_–dirtypillows. Tee hee!
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### Author:  [@kabbes](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kabbes)
#### Post date: [July 4, 2001, 8:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childish-slang-terms/70981/27 "2001-07-04T08:56:49Z")
Well my new favorite term for boobies is “female mammaries”.
pan
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### Author:  [@Doobieous](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doobieous)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2001, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childish-slang-terms/70981/28 "2001-07-06T01:28:25Z")
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> \*Originally posted by goboy \*
> \*\*My favorite term for the female mammary is from Stephen King’s novel _Carrie_–dirtypillows. Tee hee! \*\*
Momma, they’re called _breasts_!
[sub]i saw the film the other night…for the first time[/sub]
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### Author:  [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2001, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childish-slang-terms/70981/29 "2001-07-06T01:42:54Z")
Breasticles.
Esprix
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### Author:  [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2001, 2:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childish-slang-terms/70981/30 "2001-07-06T02:16:20Z")
I refer to mine collectivly as “The Girls”, as in
“I was going out, so I wore the Girls up last night.” (I had on a wonder bra)
or
“We were arguing and it was getting old, so I introduced him to the Girls” (graps the man’s head firmly between your hands and bury it in clevage, adding a little chest shimmy, so there’s boobage sort of slapping each side of his face - sure fire way to win an argument - well, unless your boyfriend is gay.)
Al.
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### Author:  [@Miss\_Gretchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Gretchen)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2001, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childish-slang-terms/70981/31 "2001-07-06T05:13:29Z")
What about non-breast related slang?
The worst, IMHO, is “My bad” to apologize. Grrrr.
Yeah, “funbags” is pretty awful, by the way.
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### Author:  [@BooBoo316](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BooBoo316)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2001, 5:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childish-slang-terms/70981/32 "2001-07-06T05:59:27Z")
My favorites:
Honkers
Knockers
Sweater Monkeys
Personally I usually call them “tits”.
My wife seems to call them “Hey! Get your hands off of those, you freak”.
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### Author:  [@betenoir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/betenoir)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2001, 6:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childish-slang-terms/70981/33 "2001-07-06T06:16:32Z")
Well, “boobies” is pretty bad. But, like “pussy” which I also hate, if a guy used the word, I would probably just tell him never to use it again. “Titties” on the other hand- I would get dressed and go home. But that’s just me.
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> \*Originally posted by Esprix \*
> \*\*Breasticles.
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> Esprix \*\*
This is why we should confine this discussion to those who either have breasts or get turned on by them. Breasticles? :rolleyes:
😃
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### Author:  [@pezpunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pezpunk)
#### Post date: [July 6, 2001, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childish-slang-terms/70981/34 "2001-07-06T16:15:28Z")
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> \*Originally posted by Ross \*
> **we’re here for punk’s entertainment**
Cheers to **ROSS**!!! A poster who knows the way things should work around here 🙂
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### Author:  [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)
#### Post date: [July 7, 2001, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/childish-slang-terms/70981/35 "2001-07-07T03:59:04Z")
Mine are called “pride and joy”.
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