I refer to mine as “my goodies”. My husband nicknamed it “Priscilla”, and I thought that was darling. Incidentally, I call his goody “Calusa”. It’s the name of an obnoxiously large crocodile housed at Busch (not “Bush”) Gardens.
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I think it has a lot to do with context. I see ‘vulva’ as being nearly as clinical as ‘vagina’ . . . neither of which would I ever use in an intimate setting. Too bad, because vulva is actually a pretty word. For conversation in a non-erotic setting, I might use something light-hearted like ‘cootchie’ or ‘muffin’. For use by a lover, I do prefer ‘pussy’ to any of the other words listed. It’s more about how he says it than what he says, though. Sometimes things which might otherwise be offensive, when said reverently, take on a certain attractiveness. 
But terms like ‘cunt’, ‘cooter’ and ‘fuck ditch’ are right out, no matter what mood or context. There’s disrespectful vibe to them that previous experience has imprinted on me to such a degree that I don’t think that even the most reverent tone of voice, or the most hot and heavy arousal, could mitigate my distaste. Hearing any of those words in an intimate setting would be like being suddenly splashed with ice water.
You like tomato, I like to-mah-to
You like potato, I like po-tah-to
Tomato, to-mah-to, potato, po-tah-to
Let’s call the whole thing off!!!
You like Elijah, I like Elisha
You like epistles, I like apostles
Elijah, Elisha, Epistles, Apostles
Let’s call the whole thing off!!!
Well, it’s not so bad. Just remember that “cunny” literally means “rabbit”, and in the 18th century was used as we use “girl” or “lady” today.
When this thread first came 'round, I completely forgot my newest favorite word for the female anatomy…
punani, (poononi?)
I love it.
There was a thread on this very topic recently, Terminology for the female reproductive area, or, What do YOU
like to call it?. I posted the list of names from the Perfumed Garden as well as a long list of words for it in many different languages.
Please, please, please do not confuse the vagina with the vulva. They are two different things. I wish people wouldn’t say “vagina” when they mean “vulva.” The vulva is what you can see from outside: the labia, clitoris, and all that. The vagina is the inner passageway. You can’t even see the vagina without going all gynecological. Vulva sure is a nice sounding word, all soft & moist & cuddly, just like the real article.
Being into Tantric yoga, I love to call it the yoni.
‘Poonani,’ I believe is the correct spelling.
This word actually originated in the ghettoes of California and ended up being marketed like the rest of black urban culture. I remembered reading in a magazine how some ghettoes had started forming their own disctinct dialects, and this word was mentioned. I thought it was something that only sociologists and linguists would discuss, but then I heard it on my friend’s Dr. Dre CD! Boy was I surprised.
http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?threadid=70879
My sincere apologies for not knowing the correct coding.
“Womanhood” or “sex” are polite without sounding clinical or crude. And can be used romantically, which “vagina” really can’t. “I’d like to run my hand down the curve of your belly, and slowly trace my fingertips down to your vagina . . .” See? Dosn’t work. Though perhaps “romantic” is not the proper word in this context . . .
“Chalice” was great in the middle ages, but sounds kinda dated and pretentous now. Same goes for “Orchid,” which is a pity, as I kinda liked both.
Or “little sister” if you want to be cute, which has the advantage over most cute names in not sounding like baby-talk. I’ve never heard “butterfly” in that context, but I like it. I must find some reason to work that into a conversation . . .
Never was able to find a suitible variant for ass, though. All the euphamisms all either sound goofy, forced, or crude.
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“Is it glutal-maximal, tushical-cracular, bunular morning till night?”
Cooter.
Wasn’t Cooter one of the Doozles on Fraggle Rock?
Though admitadly, both Doozer and Fraggle sound like some kind of sexual euphamisms . . .
I like Cunt. Its raw, its powerful, its a meal. =)
Of course… after reading “Cunt: A Declaration of Independance” by Inga Musico… I cant help but like the word.
Pussy makes me think of something dirty and not right.
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.
If you absolutely cannot embrace the word cunt, I’d go for sex. Though I think George Michael ruined it for the rest of us there.
If someone tells me they want my sex, Im just gonna see George Michaels ass during the whole interlude. And thats just sick and wrong.
Cunt. Cunt cunt cunt. Say it with me.
c-u-n-t
Pookee.
Apparently it is a rather vulgar Malay expression for it. However, as Mrs Phoenix and myself are not Malay, we like to use it as in English it has something tender and endearing about it (imho).
Check out the list of languages on the other vulva name thread.
You’re right, puki sounds nice. Cibai and cibet are borrowed from Chinese.
I just have to comment on this because it is so strange to hear that that is the origin of punani.
You see, I grew up on Maui, and while attending grade-school (kindergarten, I believe) I learned what my punani was, and no, this was not the start of self-discovery that it sounds like.
There were no black children at my school and hardly any black people in the community. At the time I just assumed that it was a “local” word. It seems strange that the same word would for the same anatomical feature would evolve in to different places.
Reminds me of Survivor.
I though “rabbit” was “coney,” as in Coney Island. Isn’t “conejo” rabbit in Spanish? I guess it’s a case of regional pronunciation.
Forget all that bullsh*t that he just said because most of it he yanked frometh his arse. The word in Hawaiian means “beautiful.” That is where the word originated. It may have been borrowed from the Hawaiian language, but it definitely did not “originate in the ghetto”. It is actually spelled puanani. Check this out, look at the girl’s name: www-scf.usc.edu/~rabanal/index2.html
oops…“beautiful flower”
WAH-gee-nah?
Oh, you mean other words for it, not other pronunciations.
Never mind … 