# Poll: What did you call your private parts when you were a kid? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 20, 2004, 3:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-did-you-call-your-private-parts-when-you-were-a-kid/240964 "2004-04-20T03:27:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Batsinma\_Belfry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ea5d25/32.png) [@Batsinma\_Belfry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Batsinma_Belfry)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2004, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-did-you-call-your-private-parts-when-you-were-a-kid/240964/41 "2004-04-21T22:14:10Z")
When I was little, girls had tee-tees and boys had ding dongs or dingers. ---
**Author:** ![TheLoadedDog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/35a633/32.png) [@TheLoadedDog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheLoadedDog)\ **Post date:** [April 21, 2004, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-did-you-call-your-private-parts-when-you-were-a-kid/240964/42 "2004-04-21T23:49:24Z")
I’ve taught my son the no-nonsense way: “dick”, “balls”, and “bum”. Why learn twice? Never been a big fan of baby words. My mum wouldn’t let us use them either: “Lookit the puppy-wuppy…” “It’s a DOG.” “Yes mum”. ---
**Author:** ![flamingbananas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/f4b2a3/32.png) [@flamingbananas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flamingbananas)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2004, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-did-you-call-your-private-parts-when-you-were-a-kid/240964/43 "2004-04-22T01:07:22Z")
> [@lillalette](#): > > Did anyone listen to the Roe and Gary show where they were talking about how their mothers used the word monkey? The zoo has never been the same. I never heard that, but my friends and I use the work monkey. Everytime anyone mentions a monkey, we all go into laughing spazams. We are extremly immature people. Not as much anymore though, it loses it’s shine after a while though. I refer to mine as my girly parts. Guys have manly parts. ---
**Author:** ![vl\_mungo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/bc8723/32.png) [@vl\_mungo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vl_mungo)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2004, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-did-you-call-your-private-parts-when-you-were-a-kid/240964/44 "2004-04-22T01:11:31Z")
For me it was “penis”. A friend of mine had neighbors who used the term _mustn’t touch_ (as in… have you been playing with your mustn’t touch?!?)… you just knew there were going to be psychological problems in the future ---
**Author:** ![ShadiRoxan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@ShadiRoxan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShadiRoxan)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2004, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-did-you-call-your-private-parts-when-you-were-a-kid/240964/45 "2004-04-22T03:49:32Z")
I called it a juju. From what I gather, it’s a common Persian term. Boys had doodools. My cousin called it a suzy which disturbed me slightly as a child. I thought that was the American word that every one used and couldn’t understand why anyone would name their child that. My mother in law still uses the terms dinker and badoobies for male parts. ---
**Author:** ![Revtim](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/revtim/32/1042_2.png) [@Revtim](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revtim)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2004, 10:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-did-you-call-your-private-parts-when-you-were-a-kid/240964/46 "2004-04-22T22:12:45Z")
> [@ShadiRoxan](#): > > I called it a juju. From what I gather, it’s a common Persian term. Boys had doodools. An Iranian friend of mine claims ‘juju’ means “little bird”, and it’s a term of endearment. In fact, her dog answers to JuJu as much as his actual name. ---
**Author:** ![FilmGeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/b19c9b/32.png) [@FilmGeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FilmGeek)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2004, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-did-you-call-your-private-parts-when-you-were-a-kid/240964/47 "2004-04-24T16:39:35Z")
I asked the boyfriend. As a kid, Ardred called it a penis. Now he calls it his banana. This makes me giggle, so he keeps calling it a banana. ---
**Author:** ![MamaHen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c89c15/32.png) [@MamaHen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MamaHen)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2004, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-did-you-call-your-private-parts-when-you-were-a-kid/240964/48 "2004-04-24T19:03:56Z")
My kids have come up with the term “Pirates” instead of privates. Nothing makes me giggle harder than hearing my daughter scream “I need piracy!” As for the girl parts, when I was little it was a who-who and I’ve continued the tradition with my children. Boys have a willy. ---
**Author:** ![emekthian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ecae2f/32.png) [@emekthian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/emekthian)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2004, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-did-you-call-your-private-parts-when-you-were-a-kid/240964/49 "2004-04-24T20:05:04Z")
“pipe” for males, and “vagina” for females. If I ever have kids, I’ll teach them to say “gladius” and “vagina”. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Uncle\_Dragon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ecc23a/32.png) [@Uncle\_Dragon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncle_Dragon)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2004, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-did-you-call-your-private-parts-when-you-were-a-kid/240964/50 "2004-04-25T19:45:39Z")
Male part: dingus, pronounced ding-gus. It has been called this for more years than I can remember. ---
**Author:** ![Vision\_of\_Love](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Vision\_of\_Love](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Vision_of_Love)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2004, 8:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-did-you-call-your-private-parts-when-you-were-a-kid/240964/51 "2004-04-25T20:06:43Z")
This is going to sound really, really weird… but when I was a kid I named it my “donut.” I’m a girl. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2004, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-did-you-call-your-private-parts-when-you-were-a-kid/240964/52 "2004-04-25T21:20:48Z")
A slight variation on an old favorite… Taddlywagger. ---
**Author:** ![Lobsang](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobsang/32/4067_2.png) [@Lobsang](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lobsang)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2004, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-did-you-call-your-private-parts-when-you-were-a-kid/240964/53 "2004-04-25T21:26:43Z")
Hm, on second thoughts this thread does seem kind of :eek: . ---
**Author:** ![t-keela](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/a3d4f5/32.png) [@t-keela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/t-keela)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2004, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-did-you-call-your-private-parts-when-you-were-a-kid/240964/54 "2004-04-26T05:43:49Z")
> [@Lobsang](#): > > Hm, on second thoughts this thread does seem kind of :eek: . I told you so…ya li’l goober. Goober was another word we used for it. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Doctor\_Jackson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctor_jackson/32/32_2.png) [@Doctor\_Jackson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doctor_Jackson)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2004, 8:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-did-you-call-your-private-parts-when-you-were-a-kid/240964/55 "2004-04-26T20:10:50Z")
It didn’t matter what I called mine when I was a kid - it just wouldn’t come. [sub]It’s better now…[/sub] [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-what-did-you-call-your-private-parts-when-you-were-a-kid/240964.md?page=2)