I don’t care how long it’s been used. “Junk” is a stupid word to describe genitalia, and I mentally wince at it being used in this context.
Avon calling.
I am now envisioning Gollum going through a TSA security check talking to “his precious” while looking within his loincloth. :eek:
I’ve been trying to make “hoot” happen as a way to reference for female junk. Feel free to go forth and spread it.
Hmm… Dictionary.com shows junk as a synonym for jewelry/precious stones, but I’ve never heard it used in that sense.
Maybe Cecil needs to do a column.
I do wonder how this whole meme of referring to your dick and balls as junk started. Maybe I’m out of the loop when it comes to this things, but the first time I remember hearing it was only about a year or two ago in the Jonas Brothers episode of South Park where Mickey Mouse uses “junk” to describe the band’s genitals.
Hello?
Darn kids.
I’m pretty sure that is was the white guys who popularized the term
way back in the 90’s. White people create a significant amount of slang also.
As for it being a stupid term, um, it’s slang.
48 posts in, no one has suggested ‘the merchandise?’ Son, I am disappoint.
Oh my god, this made me laugh SO MUCH. You are my hero.
Well, the OP’s brain is junk, and obviously it’s IN his junk, so…
So, what you’re saying is IT’S A TRAP ?!
Got bling dong ditched, huh?
I’m not crazy about this term either, and would never use it myself, but slang is what it is.
Ironically, Jay Leno just mimicked the OP during his monologue. To paraphrase, he said: “What’s up with calling it junk? Maybe yours is junk. I remember when it was called the family jewels.”
Totally agree. It’s a stupid euphemism and I really would like it to go away.
Harsh. Off the booze today?
One old d.i. I knew referred to male genitalia as “wedding tackle”. I thought that was somewhat crass, but “junk” is just sort of a bizarrely inappropriate term; not so much offensive as just odd.
I do think that a major news outlet using such a colloquial term rather than any number of accepted standard or clinical descriptions is certainly a sign of decline of the quality of writing and editing.
Stranger
You are going to confuse the patrons and employees of Hooters bars.
But your idea already has a mascot you can borrow from the US Forest Service.
“Give a Hoot, don’t pollute!” Woodsy Owl.
Good grief - One of the characters on Degrassi: The Next Generation referred to his ‘Junkal Region’ in a Very Special Episode[sup]TM[/sup] about testicular cancer at least 8 years ago.
This rant is much, much too late.
i certainly don’t need a euphemism to refer to my you-know-what.