# What Is The Orgin Of The New Meaning Of The Word "Cock"?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 3, 2010, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-orgin-of-the-new-meaning-of-the-word-cock/531087 "2010-03-03T04:49:24Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 12:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-orgin-of-the-new-meaning-of-the-word-cock/531087/21 "2010-03-05T00:43:52Z")

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> [@Peanuthead](#):
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> And penis ensued!😃
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> Actually in the southern US the word cock is also used for the female genitalia. Often when someone is called a cocksucker the reply is “yeah, SOUTHERN COCKSUCKER!”.

> [@Lestrade](#):
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> Not that I doubt your word, but the top hits on google for “southern cocksucker” are gay personal ads and this thread (!). Are you pulling my Yankee leg?

Nope, he’s telling you true. It wasn’t unusual, at least in the 1800s and first half of the 20th century in Black English and Southern US English for some users to use cock for _cunt, vulva, etc._

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**Author:** ![Serenata67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/serenata67/32/10646_2.png) [@Serenata67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Serenata67)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2010, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-orgin-of-the-new-meaning-of-the-word-cock/531087/22 "2010-03-05T16:03:57Z")

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> [@I'm Not Dennis Bergkamp](#):
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> I thought there might be some correlation between the phenomenon of morning wood and the traditional role a rooster to wake people up in the morning. Apparently not, but I still like that explanation better. : )

I’m with you on that.

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