# FYI... cunnilingus **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 25, 2001, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fyi-cunnilingus/78067 "2001-08-25T07:25:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Pessor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@Pessor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pessor)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2001, 7:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fyi-cunnilingus/78067/1 "2001-08-25T07:25:53Z")
Employ the back of your tongue… it’s munch softer. Any other pointers? (no pud intended)… ---
**Author:** ![Tedster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@Tedster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tedster)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2001, 7:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fyi-cunnilingus/78067/2 "2001-08-25T07:28:24Z")
What’s “Cunnilignus” ? ---
**Author:** ![Pessor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@Pessor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pessor)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2001, 7:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fyi-cunnilingus/78067/3 "2001-08-25T07:37:04Z")
…better than Hefe Weissen but with a slightly different aftertaste, also not just for breakfast anymore. But typos are acceptable after both indulgences. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Tedster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@Tedster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tedster)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2001, 7:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fyi-cunnilingus/78067/4 "2001-08-25T07:48:28Z")
The reason I asked, is because it’s not in my dictionary. It’s a 1939 New International Websters. Maybe I need a new one, not sure. ---
**Author:** ![Sultan\_Kinkari](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/7bcc69/32.png) [@Sultan\_Kinkari](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sultan_Kinkari)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2001, 7:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fyi-cunnilingus/78067/5 "2001-08-25T07:56:40Z")
Webster’s Main Entry: cun·ni·lin·gus Pronunciation: "k&-ni-'li[ng]-g&s Variant(s): also cun·ni·linc·tus /-'ling-t&s/ Function: noun Etymology: cunnilingus, New Latin, from Latin, **one who licks the vulva** Funny, I didn’t know there was just one vulva. Does that mean that everybody has to share? HEY! Get in line PAL! Your gonna have to wait, just like the rest of us. ---
**Author:** ![Pessor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@Pessor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pessor)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2001, 8:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fyi-cunnilingus/78067/6 "2001-08-25T08:01:51Z")
Apology accepted but you’re dicking up my thread. New dictionary for you, Tedster. ---
**Author:** ![sailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@sailor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sailor)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2001, 8:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fyi-cunnilingus/78067/7 "2001-08-25T08:12:13Z")
\>\> What’s “Cunnilignus” ? My latin dictionary says cunnil = rabbit, lignus = wood … hmmm “rabbit wood”? Can we get an expert in the Latin tongue here? ---
**Author:** ![sailor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a587f6/32.png) [@sailor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sailor)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2001, 8:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fyi-cunnilingus/78067/8 "2001-08-25T08:15:16Z")
Bilingual man seeks biclitoral woman… ---
**Author:** ![The\_Big\_Cheese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@The\_Big\_Cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Big_Cheese)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2001, 11:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fyi-cunnilingus/78067/9 "2001-08-25T11:23:32Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Pessor \* > **Employ the back of your tongue… it’s munch softer.** Huh? The **back** of my tongue? I can get the tip of my tongue out, but the back is sorta attached, at least in me it is. Exactly how does one accomplish that? Please tell me before next friday, [hopelessly]then again it pobably won’t matter anyway…[/hopelessly] ---
**Author:** ![bibliophage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bibliophage/32/7615_2.png) [@bibliophage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bibliophage)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2001, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fyi-cunnilingus/78067/10 "2001-08-25T14:15:17Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Tedster \* > \*\*The reason I asked, is because it’s not in my dictionary. It’s a 1939 New International Websters. Maybe I need a new one, not sure. \*\* You do need a slightly updated dictionary. My 1947 medical dictionary is progressive enough to have a definition for **cunnilinguist** > [@](#): > > A sexual pervert who licks the vulva :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![tavalla](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tavalla/32/89_2.png) [@tavalla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tavalla)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2001, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fyi-cunnilingus/78067/11 "2001-08-25T14:28:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by tlmtlm59 \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by Pessor \* > > **Employ the back of your tongue… it’s munch softer.** > > Huh? The **back** of my tongue? I can get the tip of my tongue out, but the back is sorta attached, at least in me it is. Exactly how does one accomplish that?\*\* I’m hoping **Pessor** means the underside rather the back of the tongue. ---
**Author:** ![CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crankyasanoldman/32/11670_2.png) [@CrankyAsAnOldMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrankyAsAnOldMan)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2001, 2:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fyi-cunnilingus/78067/12 "2001-08-25T14:34:26Z")
Here is a tip. Don’t just plant your face in my crotch. Use your hands. And that doesn’t mean frantically going after my clit; I mean touch my thighs, my abdomen, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Jophiel](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jophiel/32/66_2.png) [@Jophiel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jophiel)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2001, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fyi-cunnilingus/78067/13 "2001-08-25T15:14:21Z")
Ok, Cranky… deal. When and where? Anyway, I hear ‘back of the tongue’ and I’m thinking that part that makes me gag every morning when I brush to goop off of it while brushing my teeth. I don’t think me gagging during the act would be fun for either of us. ---
**Author:** ![Tranquilis](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tranquilis/32/3639_2.png) [@Tranquilis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tranquilis)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2001, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fyi-cunnilingus/78067/14 "2001-08-25T15:38:02Z")
And don’t stick to just one group of motions, either. Change-up a bit. Try tracing out the alphabet, first forwards, then backwards. Try going down like you were eating a ripe mango, and for Gods sake, pay attention to your partner’s cues. If you’re doing something that makes her twitch and moan, either you’ve got something _exactly_ right, or just did something ouchie. Figure out which, and make a note of it. ---
**Author:** ![bughunter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@bughunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bughunter)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2001, 4:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fyi-cunnilingus/78067/15 "2001-08-25T16:00:37Z")
Tips? I’ve been well trained. And hell, I just got done. Tips I got. Number one: Kisses. Don’t approach it as licking. Think of it as kissing. And do it just like you’re making out. Work your way down her torso with kisses. When you get to the “promised land,” use little pecks at first, and lavish them generously all over. Then, once it gets hot and heavy, you can start going “French.” Number two: Eye contact. Position yourself so that you can make eye contact easily. It makes the act so much more intimate when you can lock eyes, and nothing is more beautiful than watching your woman’s face in bliss. Number three: Fingers. Use your fingers to spread the labia and give massage… if she likes that. Ask her. **Lady bug** doesn’t like digital penetration, but some women do. Heck, I used to date one woman who liked four of them. Number four: The southern frontier. The perineum and anus are very sensitive areas. Some women will freak if you go that far south, so know your partner. There are more nerve endings there than anywhere else besides the clitoris, and if she can relax enough to enjoy it, stimulation there can be very rewarding. Bring a warm, damp washcloth to bed and clean the area first if you’re squeamish. If you have your face in her crotch already, you’re already exposing yourself to the same bacteria – it doesn’t really matter how far south you go, assuming you don’t go digging for ore. Above all, if she protests, don’t persist. Number five: Talk. Tell her how beautiful she is. Repeatedly. Tell her that she smells good. Tell her how much it is turning you on. Make her feel special. Ask her to tell you what she likes, what she doesn’t, what she wants more of, if she wants it faster, slower, harder, softer… Heck, that goes for any kind of intercourse. Number six: The bridge of your nose can be very effective. If your face looks like a glazed donut afterwards, you know you’ve done good. As for “back of the tongue” – really, it doesn’t matter what part you use, as long as you use it well. You could use your pinkie toe for all it’s worth, as long as you’re paying attention to your partner’s cues. ---
**Author:** ![Michele\_in\_SoCal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b5e925/32.png) [@Michele\_in\_SoCal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Michele_in_SoCal)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2001, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fyi-cunnilingus/78067/16 "2001-08-25T16:07:08Z")
bughunter, I cannot tell you how much I ENVY Lady bug. ---
**Author:** ![Tequila\_Mockingbird](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/41988e/32.png) [@Tequila\_Mockingbird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tequila_Mockingbird)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2001, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fyi-cunnilingus/78067/17 "2001-08-25T16:47:05Z")
I’d like to throw in you’re not in a pie-eating contest. Watch for cues and hopefully she’ll tell you what she likes. Some women like feather-light little flickers of a warm tongue, some prefer grinding the rougher back of your tongue (fold the tip of your tongue under, then push your tongue out of your mouth). I like the use of the underside of the tongue myself, it’s smoother but with some nicely placed ridges. Try a little bit of everything and change the amount of pressure you use. Try inhaling through your mouth while your mouth is very close to the areas of your minitrations. The sudden change of temperature can be very nice. But watching and listening to learn what she likes is the best advice. ---
**Author:** ![bughunter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@bughunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bughunter)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2001, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fyi-cunnilingus/78067/18 "2001-08-25T16:56:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Michele in SoCal \* > \*\*bughunter, I cannot tell you how much I ENVY Lady bug. \*\* Well, I _am_ an equal opportunity cunning linguist. ---
**Author:** ![Feynn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecb155/32.png) [@Feynn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Feynn)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2001, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fyi-cunnilingus/78067/19 "2001-08-25T17:07:17Z")
Okay… now I know why the ladybug was left curled up in a fetal position saying “Don’t touch me”. ---
**Author:** ![lurkernomore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@lurkernomore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lurkernomore)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2001, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fyi-cunnilingus/78067/20 "2001-08-25T17:38:43Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by bibliophage \* > \*\*You do need a slightly updated dictionary. My 1947 medical dictionary is progressive enough to have a definition for **cunnilinguist** > > > [@](#): > > > > A sexual pervert who licks the vulva > > :rolleyes: \*\* I resemble that remark…:eek: [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/fyi-cunnilingus/78067.md?page=2)