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How do women informally and normally refer to their vaginas, do they say pussy? (lemmy.world)
submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by cheese_greater@lemmy.world to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.ca
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I feel like both genders dont regularly use the proper term in casual convo

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[โ€“] BlameThePeacock@lemmy.ca 23 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

That's going to entirely depend upon who they're speaking with, and why. It will also change depending on where they live, there are lots of regional specific names for these. Pum-pum for example in Jamaica.

If something is more focused on something being wrong like an infection or period, they may use more medical terms like Vagina, Labia, Clitoris, etc.

If they're talking over drinks in a bar with their friends about what they did last night with some guy/girl, they're more likely to use the more common "crude" slang terms like Pussy.

If they're talking to some casual acquaintances and it happens to come up, they would use more indirect slang like "Bits", "Lady Parts", "Va-jay-jay" or similar.

For those of you old enough to get the reference:

There's no wrong way to eat a...

[โ€“] jqubed@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Thereโ€™s no wrong way to eat a Reeseโ€™s Peanut Butter Cup?

[โ€“] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Wrong hole?

[โ€“] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Vajayjay seems like the other one i was thinking pops up more commonly (besides totally general ones like down there)

[โ€“] bizarroland@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The girls in my family always called it their woo-woo, lol

[โ€“] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

Or hoo-haw

[โ€“] adespoton@lemmy.ca 13 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Sadly, most men and women tend to say โ€œvaginaโ€ when they really mean vulva - the visible genitalia. The vagina is the internal pathway from the vaginal opening to the cervix. Most people donโ€™t have reason to discuss the vagina itself outside a gynaecological or pre-natal setting.

[โ€“] remotelove@lemmy.ca 11 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

That comment needs a top hat and a monocle.

[โ€“] MyFriendGodzilla@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

Fedora and neckbeard even

[โ€“] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 6 points 4 months ago

When people are talking about sex or fucking they mean vagina. We're not talking about appearences, altho obviously if someone says they got their pussy waxed they are obviously referring to the external rather than internal

[โ€“] OhStopYellingAtMe@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago

โ€œGirls go to Mars and boys go to Venus! Iโ€™ve got a yum-yum youโ€™ve got a penis!โ€ -Linda Belcher

[โ€“] cloudhands@lemmy.ca 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Neighbour friend was having her women friends over for what she called a taco party.

[โ€“] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Thats different, like, its a name of an event. I mean like casually in passing how most females term it usually in convo

Woud they actualy say "my taco" normally? Probably not

[โ€“] original_reader@lemmy.zip 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Who starts talking about their genitals "casually in passing"?

[โ€“] angrystego@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Close female friends among themselves? It's not so unusual.

[โ€“] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

๐ŸŽถ It's not unusual to say cunt to anyone

[โ€“] cheese_greater@lemmy.world -1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Does any chick actually say my cunt in reference to that? Seems unlikely or ridiculous

[โ€“] BCsven@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Common in UK to say th word cunt, but it would be fanny for the genitals, because cunt is usually used to describe a dude being an asshole, or dufus.

[โ€“] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

Ya like its primarily non-anatomical

[โ€“] HubertManne@piefed.social 6 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Mike Hunt.

[โ€“] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 months ago

Went to highschool with him. Great guy.

[โ€“] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I dont know what "that" is

[โ€“] MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca 3 points 4 months ago

Say it out loud to understand. Sounds like something else.

[โ€“] OliveMoon@lemmy.ca 5 points 4 months ago

Both genders donโ€™t use the proper anatomical terms at all. Vagina: This is the internal canal that leads from the cervix to the outside of the body. Itโ€™s involved in sexual intercourse, childbirth, and the menstrual cycle. It is not visible from the outside. Vulva: This term refers to the external part of the female genitalia. It includes the labia majora and labia minora (the outer and inner lips), the clitoris, the urethral opening, and the vaginal opening. The vulva is what most people are actually referring to when they say "vagina."

[โ€“] spykee@lemmings.world 5 points 4 months ago

Coochie patootie

[โ€“] KanadrAllegria@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 months ago

This song from 14 years ago offers a fantastic list of euphemism.

Love your Vagina

[โ€“] klemptor@startrek.website 4 points 4 months ago

Undercarriage

[โ€“] Qwaffle_waffle@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 months ago

Whisker biscuit, overheard this one.