# Terminology for the female reproductive area, or, What do YOU like to call it? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 14, 2001, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminology-for-the-female-reproductive-area-or-what-do-you-like-to-call-it/65355 "2001-05-14T01:18:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![matt\_mcl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/7ab992/32.png) [@matt\_mcl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/matt_mcl)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2001, 8:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminology-for-the-female-reproductive-area-or-what-do-you-like-to-call-it/65355/81 "2001-06-29T08:57:47Z")
The Esperanto slang term is “picho”; I’m not sure where it’s from. How about “tikkitikkitembonosarembocharibariruchipipperipembo?” ---
**Author:** ![GingerOfTheNorth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/cdc98d/32.png) [@GingerOfTheNorth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GingerOfTheNorth)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2001, 1:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminology-for-the-female-reproductive-area-or-what-do-you-like-to-call-it/65355/82 "2001-06-29T13:52:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by matt\_mcl \* > \*\* > > > [@](#): > > > > \*Originally posted by GingerOfTheNorth \* > > \*\*One of them has the last name Tootoo. To compound things, his first name is Hunter. > > > > I have a hard time keeping a straight face while talking to him. It’s a good thing I’m leaving. \*\* > > You know Hunter Tootoo? **The** Hunter Tootoo? Shibby! \*\* Yup. Known him for years. Why? ---
**Author:** ![Mnementh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@Mnementh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mnementh)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2001, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminology-for-the-female-reproductive-area-or-what-do-you-like-to-call-it/65355/83 "2001-06-29T16:02:54Z")
Damn. of all the threads I didnt expect to be revived. Now reprise is gonna be bugging me even _more_ about doing that ode to cunnilingus… ---
**Author:** ![11811](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/1/9d8465/32.png) [@11811](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/11811)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2001, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminology-for-the-female-reproductive-area-or-what-do-you-like-to-call-it/65355/84 "2001-06-29T20:07:45Z")
babymaker ---
**Author:** ![CheapBastid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8baadc/32.png) [@CheapBastid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CheapBastid)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2001, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminology-for-the-female-reproductive-area-or-what-do-you-like-to-call-it/65355/85 "2001-06-29T23:30:49Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by jarbabyj \* > **I like that one German word kotze.** \Katze\ means cat and I suppose can be use used for the Velvet Box, but Muschi is more common. BTW I seem to remember \Kotze\ meant Puke, so I’d be careful using that term in the heat of the moment. =) ---
**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:** [June 30, 2001, 4:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminology-for-the-female-reproductive-area-or-what-do-you-like-to-call-it/65355/86 "2001-06-30T04:02:33Z")
If _Kotze_ is tricky, the other German word, remember, was _Fotze_. There you go: _Kotze, Fotze_, and… _Kottontail_. Heyy — yeah! ---
**Author:** ![bughunter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@bughunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bughunter)\ **Post date:** [July 2, 2001, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminology-for-the-female-reproductive-area-or-what-do-you-like-to-call-it/65355/87 "2001-07-02T22:41:08Z")
One more I just recalled: **Minky** I kinda like this one. Minks are furry, musky rodents that have a legendary sexual appetite. And it rhymes with _kinky_. ---
**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:** [July 21, 2001, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminology-for-the-female-reproductive-area-or-what-do-you-like-to-call-it/65355/88 "2001-07-21T00:20:52Z")
Yeah, but what about words for its component parts? ---
**Author:** ![ruadh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d2c977/32.png) [@ruadh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ruadh)\ **Post date:** [July 21, 2001, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminology-for-the-female-reproductive-area-or-what-do-you-like-to-call-it/65355/89 "2001-07-21T21:34:53Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by moggy \* > \*\*A question for you Irish speakers- I’ve heard from two different people that Irish slang for a woman’s privates is ‘gee’ (pronounced with a hard “g” like in gorilla)- not sure how it’s spelled. I think I also saw it in a book by Roddy Doyle. Can anyone 'splain? \*\* I’m not sure what the origin of the term is. I don’t think it comes from Irish Gaelic, though. ---
**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:** [July 22, 2001, 2:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminology-for-the-female-reproductive-area-or-what-do-you-like-to-call-it/65355/90 "2001-07-22T02:35:13Z")
\*I recently discovered two more words for it in Persian: _shekareh_ (related to the word for ‘sugar’), and _chûz_ (pronounced the same as English “choose”—be careful how you say “choose” around Persians). ---
**Author:** ![Schwanzong](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/958977/32.png) [@Schwanzong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Schwanzong)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2001, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminology-for-the-female-reproductive-area-or-what-do-you-like-to-call-it/65355/91 "2001-07-22T03:53:45Z")
I suggest a close examination of MY username. If you still don’t get the picture then I would suggest the very excellent book by Leo Rosten, “The Joys of Yiddish”. And a Led Zeppelin album or two. ---
**Author:** ![Cyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e4f/32.png) [@Cyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyn)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2001, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminology-for-the-female-reproductive-area-or-what-do-you-like-to-call-it/65355/92 "2001-07-22T05:05:53Z")
**Jomo Mojo** , you fierce invalid, you! Switters would be proud of you, although it is my pussy you’re re-naming! ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2001, 2:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminology-for-the-female-reproductive-area-or-what-do-you-like-to-call-it/65355/93 "2001-07-22T14:37:22Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Dire Wolf \* > \*\* > And no one’s mentioned “cooter” ?yet? \*\* “Cooter” is the hillbilly term for “turtle.” And not turtle you see out by the creek. Turtle you see on your dinner plate. Cooter? No thanks. So far though I _really_ like: Twicker Scamper Quim and Minky Pure genius, I can’t wait to use those 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Kaje](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/f04885/32.png) [@Kaje](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kaje)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2001, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminology-for-the-female-reproductive-area-or-what-do-you-like-to-call-it/65355/94 "2001-07-22T14:58:22Z")
I prefer John Gardner’s (the guy who wrote Grendel) “ugliness”. Girls like that one. ---
**Author:** ![Astroboy14](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/df705f/32.png) [@Astroboy14](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astroboy14)\ **Post date:** [July 22, 2001, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminology-for-the-female-reproductive-area-or-what-do-you-like-to-call-it/65355/95 "2001-07-22T15:14:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Jomo Mojo \* > > Korean > pojida > > \*\* Minor nit-pick: the “da” turns it into a verb… “to pussy”? In theory, I can’t argue with that!😃 However, if we want a noun, we have to say, “Po-ji”. To pronounce that, say, “Bo-jee” with the ‘B’ pronounced strongly… _almost_ like a ‘P’, but not quite… **Astrogirl** will scold me for this presently… unless she’s given up on reading the Straight Dope… (which is likely… she read for a while, and complained to me frequently that she couldn’t understand what people were talking about. Slang and idioms kill a student of English, understandably…). ---
**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:** [July 24, 2001, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminology-for-the-female-reproductive-area-or-what-do-you-like-to-call-it/65355/96 "2001-07-24T18:02:43Z")
Exsqueeze me, **Cyn**? Who or what is Switters? Oh, I wasn’t meaning to rename your thing personally, just helping provide names for you to “ **choose**.” 😉 Years ago I dated a young lady who called it her “toy”—I’m not in the habit of calling it that myself, but her use of the word was really cute. **Astroboy14** , _kamsahamnida_. Correction noted. Although now that you mention it, _pussy_ should be a verb. I have mystical reverence for the Shakti Yoni of Sacred Power. ---
**Author:** ![Cyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a88e4f/32.png) [@Cyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cyn)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2001, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminology-for-the-female-reproductive-area-or-what-do-you-like-to-call-it/65355/97 "2001-07-24T18:23:22Z")
Tim Robbins wrote a book called _Fierce Invalids Home From Hot Climates._ The hero, Switters, is a CIA agent who knows the word ‘vagina’ is nearly every language on earth. I have to agree: a verb is an action word, so pussy is a noun AND a verb. ---
**Author:** ![bughunter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/aeb1de/32.png) [@bughunter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bughunter)\ **Post date:** [July 24, 2001, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminology-for-the-female-reproductive-area-or-what-do-you-like-to-call-it/65355/98 "2001-07-24T23:49:00Z")
So, uh, can you use the verb sense of _pussy_ in a sentance? e.g., “Oh, pussy my face, baby!” \ \ Well, it’s not hard on the ears, but it just doesn’t sound right. ---
**Author:** ![Farmer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e495f1/32.png) [@Farmer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Farmer)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2001, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminology-for-the-female-reproductive-area-or-what-do-you-like-to-call-it/65355/99 "2001-08-03T02:17:01Z")
Snatch Patch ---
**Author:** ![Tedster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/4491bb/32.png) [@Tedster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tedster)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2001, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminology-for-the-female-reproductive-area-or-what-do-you-like-to-call-it/65355/100 "2001-08-03T02:59:40Z")
I had a girlfriend who referred to the area “down there” as “Muffy” which is okay. Better than “Twat”, huh… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminology-for-the-female-reproductive-area-or-what-do-you-like-to-call-it/65355.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminology-for-the-female-reproductive-area-or-what-do-you-like-to-call-it/65355.md?page=6)