# Men: What are you talking about when you talk about your "Junk"??? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [January 15, 2010, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-what-are-you-talking-about-when-you-talk-about-your-junk/525049 "2010-01-15T05:33:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@Maggie\_the\_Ocelot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maggie_the_Ocelot)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 5:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-what-are-you-talking-about-when-you-talk-about-your-junk/525049/1 "2010-01-15T05:33:33Z")
As per poll. I’ve asked a couple male friends, and gotten various answers. ---
**Author:** ![yoyodyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a9a28c/32.png) [@yoyodyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yoyodyne)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-what-are-you-talking-about-when-you-talk-about-your-junk/525049/2 "2010-01-15T06:04:44Z")
Pork & Beans. ---
**Author:** ![chicken\_wire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e4f/32.png) [@chicken\_wire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chicken_wire)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 6:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-what-are-you-talking-about-when-you-talk-about-your-junk/525049/3 "2010-01-15T06:41:50Z")
My junk’s in boxes in the garage. There are no euphemisms in the previous sentence. Why would you want to call your genitalia junk? ---
**Author:** ![cwthree](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9de0a6/32.png) [@cwthree](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cwthree)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-what-are-you-talking-about-when-you-talk-about-your-junk/525049/4 "2010-01-15T16:01:48Z")
Similar to \*\*chicken wire? \*\* except mine’s in the basement. Let’s just say that my bits’n’pieces have cost me far too much blood and treasure to be dismissed as “junk.” ---
**Author:** ![Giles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/giles/32/60_2.png) [@Giles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Giles)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 4:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-what-are-you-talking-about-when-you-talk-about-your-junk/525049/5 "2010-01-15T16:05:47Z")
> [@chicken\_wire](#): > > My junk’s in boxes in the garage. There are no euphemisms in the previous sentence. Agreed, except that I also have a basement to keep my junk in. ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-what-are-you-talking-about-when-you-talk-about-your-junk/525049/6 "2010-01-15T16:29:06Z")
> [@Giles](#): > > Agreed, except that I also have a basement to keep my junk in. Hey, I’m sure she wouldn’t appreciate you making comments about her like that! :mad: 😛 ---
**Author:** ![blindboyard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blindboyard/32/2833_2.png) [@blindboyard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blindboyard)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 4:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-what-are-you-talking-about-when-you-talk-about-your-junk/525049/7 "2010-01-15T16:59:14Z")
I don’t. ---
**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-what-are-you-talking-about-when-you-talk-about-your-junk/525049/8 "2010-01-15T17:17:10Z")
I wonder about guys that gotta talk about it so much that they have a special term for it. At 52 I guess I’m just over that. ---
**Author:** ![Khadaji](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Khadaji](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Khadaji)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 6:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-what-are-you-talking-about-when-you-talk-about-your-junk/525049/9 "2010-01-15T18:28:34Z")
I would rarely use the phrase, but if I were to use it, I would me the entire package. ---
**Author:** ![shiftless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@shiftless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shiftless)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-what-are-you-talking-about-when-you-talk-about-your-junk/525049/10 "2010-01-15T20:01:33Z")
I keep my junk in the attic and the basement. My kids (young men) say “junk” so I must avoid that word at all costs. If I used it then they would have to find some other word which could lead to who knows what. I understand the word refers to all equipment stored in one’s underpants. ---
**Author:** ![statsman1982](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e79b87/32.png) [@statsman1982](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/statsman1982)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-what-are-you-talking-about-when-you-talk-about-your-junk/525049/11 "2010-01-15T20:17:41Z")
There’s a song out now by a singer named Ke$ha, and it seems junk can also refer to female parts. [Lyrics](http://www.directlyrics.com/kesha-dolla-lyrics.html)… ---
**Author:** ![Jack\_Batty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jack_batty/32/3201_2.png) [@Jack\_Batty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jack_Batty)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2010, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-what-are-you-talking-about-when-you-talk-about-your-junk/525049/12 "2010-01-15T21:00:03Z")
Nitpicky, but I would say it refers to the \*area \*that encompasses both boys and the long hitter. Eg. a Doc Martin to the taint would qualify as a kick to the junk, in my book. ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2010, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-what-are-you-talking-about-when-you-talk-about-your-junk/525049/13 "2010-01-16T00:20:41Z")
> [@chicken\_wire](#): > > Why would you want to call your genitalia junk? My sentiments exactly. ---
**Author:** ![Boyo\_Jim](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/87869e/32.png) [@Boyo\_Jim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boyo_Jim)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2010, 12:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-what-are-you-talking-about-when-you-talk-about-your-junk/525049/14 "2010-01-16T00:32:52Z")
I don’t use the term, but I understand the meaning to be the whole enchilada. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2010, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-what-are-you-talking-about-when-you-talk-about-your-junk/525049/15 "2010-01-16T00:35:35Z")
It’s usually the whole kit and kaboodle. It sounds funny. If you’re wondering when and how you’d use it, you probably shouldn’t. ---
**Author:** ![Hyperelastic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a3d4f5/32.png) [@Hyperelastic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hyperelastic)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2010, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-what-are-you-talking-about-when-you-talk-about-your-junk/525049/16 "2010-01-16T03:25:14Z")
The twig and berries ---
**Author:** ![DigitalC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ebca7d/32.png) [@DigitalC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DigitalC)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2010, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-what-are-you-talking-about-when-you-talk-about-your-junk/525049/17 "2010-01-16T04:27:54Z")
Both the linus and the Charlie Browns. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2010, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-what-are-you-talking-about-when-you-talk-about-your-junk/525049/18 "2010-01-16T04:40:17Z")
Jeeze, what a bunch of sandy vajayjays. Making up names for genitalia is fun. ---
**Author:** ![Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/278dde/32.png) [@Runs\_With\_Scissors](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Runs_With_Scissors)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2010, 4:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-what-are-you-talking-about-when-you-talk-about-your-junk/525049/19 "2010-01-16T04:42:45Z")
I don’t. I can’t stand that term. ---
**Author:** ![Terraplane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@Terraplane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terraplane)\ **Post date:** [January 16, 2010, 9:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-what-are-you-talking-about-when-you-talk-about-your-junk/525049/20 "2010-01-16T09:02:10Z")
> [@chicken\_wire](#): > > Why would you want to call your genitalia junk? I keep trying to give it to people but nobody seems to want it. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/men-what-are-you-talking-about-when-you-talk-about-your-junk/525049.md?page=2)