# Is there a proper way of saying vagina other than vagina? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 23, 2001, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-proper-way-of-saying-vagina-other-than-vagina/55539 "2001-02-23T01:00:52Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**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:** [July 1, 2001, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-proper-way-of-saying-vagina-other-than-vagina/55539/81 "2001-07-01T00:27:47Z")
Whan ever I go to a Mexican restaurant I make sure to get the fajitas, so I can pronounce it “fa-jye-tas”. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 12:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-proper-way-of-saying-vagina-other-than-vagina/55539/82 "2003-04-02T00:13:08Z")
Actually, “WAH-ghee-na” might work. It would sound different, at least. ---
**Author:** ![Blalron](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/35a633/32.png) [@Blalron](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Blalron)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-proper-way-of-saying-vagina-other-than-vagina/55539/83 "2003-04-02T00:31:56Z")
lotus ---
**Author:** ![cherry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/da6949/32.png) [@cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cherry)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-proper-way-of-saying-vagina-other-than-vagina/55539/84 "2003-04-02T01:55:21Z")
my friend calls it “chach” ---
**Author:** ![g8rguy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/7cd45c/32.png) [@g8rguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/g8rguy)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-proper-way-of-saying-vagina-other-than-vagina/55539/85 "2003-04-02T02:24:36Z")
My all time favorite is from **LifeonWry** , in [this](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=89467&postid=1650777#post1650777) thread. > [@](#): > > _Originally posted by LifeonWry_ > **Personally, I like “Georgia”. It’s down south, it’s warm, it’s on guys’ minds, and occasionally I can get the devil to go down there.** ---
**Author:** ![Annie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/858c86/32.png) [@Annie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-proper-way-of-saying-vagina-other-than-vagina/55539/86 "2003-04-02T03:45:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by malkavia \* > \*\* > > And hooh-ha/cha-cha/bunny/etc are cute but in the heat of the moment, I would roll offa the bed in a fit of laughter and it would end any chance of sex for the night. > \*\* The snacky-cake synonyms:Yoohoo, HoHo, DingDong (oops, wrong gender).Drives me spare. Fine for casual chats, but when a friend’s mom told me “Well, they found cancer in my yoohoo” I just about snorted tea out my nose. If you’re about to have surgery on it, you should address it by its proper name. Yoni. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-proper-way-of-saying-vagina-other-than-vagina/55539/87 "2003-04-02T04:10:16Z")
In a medical setting, it’s a vagina, or the whole area is vulva. No problem there. I mean, if somebody has their fingers up there, I’m not going to get embarassed at the word vagina. For conversational-type purposes I like hooha. I haven’t been able to use this one anywhere but on this board, but I like it. Even in the heat of the moment, if a guy referred to my cunt things would come to a grinding halt. I simply do not like that word, no matter how many other people don’t mind it. Pussy is fine under those circumstances. ---
**Author:** ![Already\_in\_Use](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a9adbd/32.png) [@Already\_in\_Use](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Already_in_Use)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 6:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-proper-way-of-saying-vagina-other-than-vagina/55539/88 "2003-04-02T06:59:25Z")
Funny, I had read this thread before, but when I saw the title this time, I thought it referred to the pronunciation. So in that case, I guess you could pronounce it the Latin way (I think vah-GHEE-na), or pronounce it as a Spanish word rhyming with página (so then it would be VAH-hee-na with the V a bit like a B and the H attacked a little more aggressively than in English). ---
**Author:** ![kirk280980](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/c77e96/32.png) [@kirk280980](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kirk280980)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 7:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-proper-way-of-saying-vagina-other-than-vagina/55539/89 "2003-04-02T07:08:38Z")
Courtesy of some of my straight friends: **Fangita _(fan-JEE-ta)_** - I like this one best. **Quim** - Sounds very archaic, in a quintessentially English way. **Cat** - Hmmmm, I dunno. **Beef curtains** - Yuk. Don’t use that expression when I’m eating steak. **Pissflaps** - Sounds so ridiculous, I couldn’t help but laugh. Sorry. ---
**Author:** ![Simbelmyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/258eb7/32.png) [@Simbelmyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simbelmyne)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 7:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-proper-way-of-saying-vagina-other-than-vagina/55539/90 "2003-04-02T07:46:22Z")
"VA-GI-NA! VA-GI-NA! I love ya! VA-GI-NA! You’re always a day, away…" I like Yoni, it seems the friendliest way of saying it. But I use “your buzzing hive of desire” on special occasions.😃 ---
**Author:** ![Avarie537](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/48db29/32.png) [@Avarie537](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Avarie537)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-proper-way-of-saying-vagina-other-than-vagina/55539/91 "2003-04-02T15:47:06Z")
I use “punani” when I’m referring to mine. My husband doesn’t really refer to it that much, except when we’re having sex. And then he uses “pussy,” “cunt,” or … “twat.” Yup. “Twat.” ---
**Author:** ![brainfizz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/da6949/32.png) [@brainfizz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brainfizz)\ **Post date:** [April 2, 2003, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-proper-way-of-saying-vagina-other-than-vagina/55539/92 "2003-04-02T16:09:53Z")
Wow, am I the only person to call it a “Honeypot”? It’s so apt! ---
**Author:** ![Johanna](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johanna/32/8318_2.png) [@Johanna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johanna)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-proper-way-of-saying-vagina-other-than-vagina/55539/93 "2003-05-24T21:53:18Z")
> [@](#): > > **"punani"** Well, that certainly sheds new light on the title of Christopher Ondaatje’s book _**[The Man-Eater of Punani](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0002157470/qid=1053806816/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/103-3315854-6816638?v=glance&s=books)**_. Man eater indeed. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![danceswithcats](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9e8a1a/32.png) [@danceswithcats](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/danceswithcats)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-proper-way-of-saying-vagina-other-than-vagina/55539/94 "2003-05-24T22:17:06Z")
**Vah-gi-nah!** I’ve tasted a lady’s **vagina**. and suddenly that name will never be the same to me… With apologies to Johnny Mathis, et.al. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![superstar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f4b2a3/32.png) [@superstar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/superstar)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-proper-way-of-saying-vagina-other-than-vagina/55539/95 "2003-05-24T22:28:41Z")
MUD-FLAPS!!! ---
**Author:** ![Icerigger](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/icerigger/32/432_2.png) [@Icerigger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Icerigger)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2003, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-proper-way-of-saying-vagina-other-than-vagina/55539/96 "2003-05-24T22:38:46Z")
The novel Shogun uses, Jade Gate and Golden Pavilion. ---
**Author:** ![Fenster\_Moop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ac8455/32.png) [@Fenster\_Moop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fenster_Moop)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2012, 12:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-proper-way-of-saying-vagina-other-than-vagina/55539/97 "2012-09-09T00:56:10Z")
Yoni is a perfect name for a most beautiful part of the most beautiful creation in the world (or out of it for that matter). And lingam is nice for penis too. These names are very spiritual and full of meaning. I’m not a religious man but a woman is a religious experience. Yoni in Wilipedia:“In Hindu philosophy, according to Tantra, yoni is the origin of life. The yoni is also considered to be an abstract representation of Shakti and Devi, the creative force that moves through the entire universe.A sacred Sanskrit word, it is the divine passage, womb or sacred temple (cf. lila). The word covers a range of meanings, including: place of birth, source, origin, spring, fountain, place of rest, repository, receptacle, seat, abode, home, lair, nest, stable. In Hindu philosophy, according to Tantra, yoni is the origin of life. The yoni is also considered to be an abstract representation of Shakti and Devi, the creative force that moves through the entire universe.” A woman is a Yoni. ---
**Author:** ![Sarabellum](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sarabellum/32/3492_2.png) [@Sarabellum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarabellum)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2012, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-proper-way-of-saying-vagina-other-than-vagina/55539/98 "2012-09-09T02:46:47Z")
A zombie vagina! Nothing good can come out of this. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2012, 2:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-proper-way-of-saying-vagina-other-than-vagina/55539/99 "2012-09-09T02:54:42Z")
This zombie thread is taking me back to the days of my study of Latin. Oh how we snickered in class. There was a picture of a Roman soldier, and there were the parts of his gear mentioned. Sword is Gladius, from which we get gladiator. And the sheath the sword goes into is…vagina. ---
**Author:** ![UncleRojelio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/unclerojelio/32/3160_2.png) [@UncleRojelio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleRojelio)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2012, 3:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-proper-way-of-saying-vagina-other-than-vagina/55539/100 "2012-09-09T03:31:55Z")
> [@cherry](#): > > my friend calls it “chach” Are you sure he/she isn’t say ‘snatch’ cause that is fairly common around here. Don’t axe me why. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-proper-way-of-saying-vagina-other-than-vagina/55539.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-there-a-proper-way-of-saying-vagina-other-than-vagina/55539.md?page=6)