# Women and the dreaded "C-word" **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [October 28, 1999, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-and-the-dreaded-c-word/10143 "1999-10-28T16:07:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Satan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Satan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Satan)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 1999, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-and-the-dreaded-c-word/10143/21 "1999-10-28T19:06:00Z")
Bearded Love Clam. Vertical Axe Wound. Beware the woman who calles her thingie the “c-word”… Loudly… In public… * * * Yer pal, Satan ---
**Author:** ![Sylence](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b19c9b/32.png) [@Sylence](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sylence)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 1999, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-and-the-dreaded-c-word/10143/22 "1999-10-28T19:29:00Z")
_Bearded Love Clam_? – Sylence * * * And now, for my next trick, I will talk in spooky half-references. ---
**Author:** ![neuro-trash\_grrrl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3ab097/32.png) [@neuro-trash\_grrrl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/neuro-trash_grrrl)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 1999, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-and-the-dreaded-c-word/10143/23 "1999-10-28T19:38:00Z")
I believe I mentioned this in another thread, but I never found “cunt” really offensive. I don’t like being called one, particularly, but I guess it’s an acceptable name for the region in question. I really dislike “twat”. “Pussy”, “beaver”, “snatch”, “box”, etc. always sound to me like something ugly, and don’t think there’s anything ugly about the female genitalia. I usually just refer to it as a “vagina” and be done it. I rather like “vagina”, it’s feminine-sounding, and rather poetic, if you ask me. It sure beats “vulva”. And I’ve found that if I say something like “you’re making my vagina sooooooo wet…”, the other party involved generally does not care what I call it. * * * Modest? You bet I’m modest! I am the queen of modesty! ---
**Author:** ![wireless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f14d63/32.png) [@wireless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wireless)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 1999, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-and-the-dreaded-c-word/10143/24 "1999-10-28T19:45:00Z")
Sylence- Yeah, bearded clam. That’s why (in college) you (we) had to be “on guard” if the guys invited you to a party and were calling it a “Clam Bake”. ---
**Author:** ![HubZilla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/ccd318/32.png) [@HubZilla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HubZilla)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 1999, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-and-the-dreaded-c-word/10143/25 "1999-10-28T19:45:00Z")
“Hair-pie” always disgusted me. One of my old frat bros would always say, “I gotta munch me some hair-pie”. Just too visual for my tastes. How did the word “beaver” come to describe it? * * * “It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in an argument” - William McAdoo ---
**Author:** ![meek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ce73a5/32.png) [@meek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/meek)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 1999, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-and-the-dreaded-c-word/10143/26 "1999-10-28T19:57:00Z")
Of course you all know the worst thing about eating “hair pie” - the crust (sorry all - I had to) * * * Give me ambiguity or give me something else. ---
**Author:** ![Stoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stoid/32/272_2.png) [@Stoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stoid)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 1999, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-and-the-dreaded-c-word/10143/27 "1999-10-28T20:30:00Z")
Well, I don’t know why, either, but it is certainly so. I do agree with those who dislike the sound of the word itself, apart from meaning. It sounds really harsh, don’t you think? Most words for the female genitalia aren’t very pleasant. “Twat” is reeeeaaally bad. It sounds really awful. The friendliest and most pleasant is certainly “pussy”. Most penis words aren’t much better…for sex play, I’m a “cock” woman, myself. For general conversation, “penis”, and for jokes, “dick”. Anyone ever see that Letterman where they had people with really funny names come on and show their drivers’ licenses to prove it? one guy was really named “Dick Head” - oy! I think he went by Richard, but still, who would keep a name like that??? ---
**Author:** ![DougC](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7feea3/32.png) [@DougC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DougC)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 1999, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-and-the-dreaded-c-word/10143/28 "1999-10-28T20:34:00Z")
- - - In the movie Serial Mom, the (all-female) band towards the end was named “Camel Lips”. (Really it’s L7; if they had thought of it at the time they probably would have called themselves that instead) - MC ---
**Author:** ![heatherlee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/d6d6ee/32.png) [@heatherlee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/heatherlee)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 1999, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-and-the-dreaded-c-word/10143/29 "1999-10-28T20:54:00Z")
doesnt bother me any to be called that 🙂 satan , Beware the woman who calles her thingie the “c-word”… Loudly… In public… …BEWARE OF ME THEN * * * Me?? an asshole?? You better believe it! Heather Lee [XheatherleeX@aol.com](mailto:XheatherleeX@aol.com) ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 1999, 9:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-and-the-dreaded-c-word/10143/30 "1999-10-28T21:06:00Z")
In moments of heated nasty passion, my wife loves the “C” word, regardless of who says it. (Actually, if I was puttin’ the stumps to the wife, and my son walked in, THAT might be a problem if HE said the “C” word!) But anyway, I digress. The point is, in moments of passion, it turns us both on. Her buzz word? Never EVER call her a ‘bitch’! YeeeOwwww! She doesn’t mind being a slut, a cunt, a whore, or a douche bag, but don’t call her a bitch. (I haven’t actually _tried_ all those names on her, I just know she hates to be called a bitch. Oh Well, waddya gonna do? Enright3 * * * “Damn, it’d be like two days at Disneyland without the kids!” - Comment by a male friend the first time he saw a picture of Phouka and her breasts. ---
**Author:** ![DoctorJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doctorj/32/2904_2.png) [@DoctorJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DoctorJ)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 1999, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-and-the-dreaded-c-word/10143/31 "1999-10-28T21:14:00Z")
When we were learning to take a patient’s sexual history, they told us that with some patients you may have to use more vernacular terminology. For instance, if someone doesn’t understand what the vagina is, or isn’t sure what you mean by “oral sex”, try to use another term (“down there” ,“blow job”, etc.). Of course, this was the joke of the week. “So, have you noticed anything unusual about your tuna boat?” “Have you had any problems lately with Willie the One-Eyed Wonder Worm?” “In the last six months, how many guys have you ridden the baloney pony with?” Dr. J ---
**Author:** ![Suzeanne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6bbea6/32.png) [@Suzeanne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Suzeanne)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 1999, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-and-the-dreaded-c-word/10143/32 "1999-10-28T21:14:00Z")
Like Opal, the word doesn’t bother me much. In the right context, it’s a damn thrill chill. And honey, if I’ve pissed you off so bad that you’re calling me a cunt as an INSULT, well, hell, I must be doing something right! ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 1999, 9:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-and-the-dreaded-c-word/10143/33 "1999-10-28T21:18:00Z")
::gag:: hair pie and bearded clam are revolting. I also hate those stupid “cutesy euphamisms” like “vertical smile” and so on. I mean grow up about it already. Any term that refers to pubic hair is an instant turn off, since I hate pubic hair and think it is gross. * * * – O p a l C a t [www.opalcat.com](http://www.opalcat.com) ---
**Author:** ![ChrisCTP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e36b37/32.png) [@ChrisCTP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChrisCTP)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 1999, 9:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-and-the-dreaded-c-word/10143/34 "1999-10-28T21:42:00Z")
Vaginal nicknames are hilarious to me. I’m not offended by any of them, I just giggle whenever I hear them spoken. _Beaver, cunt, snatch, box, twat, muff, hairpie, camel-toe, vertical smile, clam, peach and pussy!!_ …that was fun… 😃 When referring to my own, I just call it my “parts”. * * * “ChrisCTP-…the sweetheart of the SDMB…” --Diane Chris’ Homepage: [Domestic Bliss](http://www2.crosswinds.net/~domesticbliss/) ---
**Author:** ![Drain\_Bead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@Drain\_Bead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drain_Bead)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 1999, 10:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-and-the-dreaded-c-word/10143/35 "1999-10-28T22:06:00Z")
I like the word “cunt.” It just has much more force to it than any other word to describe that part of the anatomy. And I refer to my female friends as cunts and twats all the time. Nobody, however, has mentioned my personal favorite cheesy nickname for the vagina: Cootchie. It makes me want to giggle every time I hear it. ---
**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:** [October 28, 1999, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-and-the-dreaded-c-word/10143/36 "1999-10-28T22:14:00Z")
> [@](#): > > My SO says “vagina”, which always sounds so clinical that I feel I shouldn’t be enjoying whatever it is that he’s doing to it. _Lucia._ Vagina, vagina, vagina! Doesn’t that do _anything_ for you? _Bill._ I don’t think that word does anything from _any_one, gay _or_ straight. -from _The Opposite of Sex_ Permit me to add: boucaccia, punnani, the Quebecois French _plotte_, and, of course, the Esperanto _picho_! ---
**Author:** ![OpalCat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8edcca/32.png) [@OpalCat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OpalCat)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 1999, 10:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-and-the-dreaded-c-word/10143/37 "1999-10-28T22:34:00Z")
Let’s not forget an old SDMB favorite: \\hoo-hoo\\ * * * – O p a l C a t [www.opalcat.com](http://www.opalcat.com) ---
**Author:** ![Coldfire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a587f6/32.png) [@Coldfire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Coldfire)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 1999, 10:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-and-the-dreaded-c-word/10143/38 "1999-10-28T22:54:00Z")
Dutch 101: - Kutje - Poesje - Doos - Genotsgleuf - Genotsgrot - Flamoes All together now, class 🙂 * * * Coldfire * * * “You know how complex women are” - Neil Peart, Rush (1993) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 1999, 10:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-and-the-dreaded-c-word/10143/39 "1999-10-28T22:59:00Z")
Question: Is _nookie_ a regional term? Nobody above has mentioned it. Around here it usually means _vagina_, but it can mean the sex act: I had a girlfriend who used to say to me “You gonna give me some nookie?” I don’t know if it was her tone of voice or expression or what, but it always got me hot. Until then, I’d always considered it an immature, rather vulgar word. Now I like it. 😉 I still insist that _quim_ has the perfect sweet/naughty ratio. ---
**Author:** ![Sealemon88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c68b51/32.png) [@Sealemon88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sealemon88)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 1999, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-and-the-dreaded-c-word/10143/40 "1999-10-28T23:09:00Z")
I kinda like coochie. I’d forgotten that one. Hoochie is pretty good too. A few others I know, but don’t use (it’s that cheesy porn catagory for most of these) Pink Aquifer. FiFi. Muff. Tuna taco. Love canal. “P” (as in "throw that “P”). Wow, I feel nice and immature now. Thanks, y’all. * * * You say “cheesy” like that’s a **BAD** thing. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-and-the-dreaded-c-word/10143.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/women-and-the-dreaded-c-word/10143.md?page=3)