# Terminology for the female reproductive area, or, What do YOU like to call it?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminology-for-the-female-reproductive-area-or-what-do-you-like-to-call-it/65355>\
**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:** 4\
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**Author:** ![skreemr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c4cdca/32.png) [@skreemr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/skreemr)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 5:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminology-for-the-female-reproductive-area-or-what-do-you-like-to-call-it/65355/141 "2003-05-27T17:25:35Z")

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a rose by any other name would smell as sweet…

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**Author:** ![Pablito](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ed655f/32.png) [@Pablito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pablito)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2003, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminology-for-the-female-reproductive-area-or-what-do-you-like-to-call-it/65355/142 "2003-05-27T19:29:27Z")

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playful names: honey pot, Dew Drop Inn (from the name of a hotel I passed by one time)

when things are getting pretty hot: pussy

in normal conversation: vulva or vagina

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**Author:** ![verbenabeast](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/c4cdca/32.png) [@verbenabeast](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/verbenabeast)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2003, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminology-for-the-female-reproductive-area-or-what-do-you-like-to-call-it/65355/143 "2003-05-28T02:52:42Z")

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> [@](#):
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> Hopi  
> löwa

“is this Heaven?”

“Nope… it’s löwa”

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**Author:** ![Pixiesnix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/898d66/32.png) [@Pixiesnix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pixiesnix)\
**Post date:** [May 28, 2003, 2:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/terminology-for-the-female-reproductive-area-or-what-do-you-like-to-call-it/65355/144 "2003-05-28T02:55:56Z")

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I think “heaven” is a good name for it. 😉

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