meaning - How does pussy come to mean coward? - English Language . . . 1934 M H Weseen Dict Amer Slang 193 Pussy, an effeminate boy 1958 L Durrell Mountolive viii 157 ‘I first met Henry James in a brothel in Algiers He had a naked houri on each knee ’ ‘Henry James was a pussy, I think ’ 1967 ‘iceberg slim’ Pimp v 103 Look Preston, I got lots of heart I'm not a pussy
Why is c*nt so much more derogatory in the US than the UK? @oosterwal: in all dialects of English, that’s indeed the most literal meaning of ‘cunt’ However, there’s much more than that to its offensiveness: notice that eg ‘pussy’ and ‘twat’ are far less offensive, and are used differently, and likewise ‘dick’, ‘cock’, etc –
Popular usage of c*nt as a reference to a mate CUNT: THE MOST IMPORTANT AND FREQUENT WORD EVER USED BY ANY AUSTRALIAN The word cunt is not used literally You can never ever never use the word as a slang term for vagina aka pussy A cunt in Australia is basically any person You can call your mates, enemies, strangers, your dog, your mail man, your mum etc a cunt
How did the word beaver come to be associated with vagina? Interesting that pussy for vagina seems also to have an obscure etymology I guess these things aren't documented the way the origins of band names or theological terms are I guess these things aren't documented the way the origins of band names or theological terms are
Where did the word “quim” come from? - English Language Usage . . . Early dictionary coverage of 'quim' Francis Grose, A Classical Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (1785) has nine slang terms for "the private parts" of a girl or woman—to wit: bumbo, Carvel's ring, cauliflower, cock alley (or cock lane), commodity, madge, money, muff, and notch, plus an unidentified tenth one, ****, that appears in the entry for cauliflower
etymology - Origin of cooter meaning vagina - English Language . . . I grew up in the South in the mid 20th century and every reference to a vagina was either cooter or pussy My Grandma, born in 1909, used the word all the time It seemed to be the acceptable or polite way to refer to a vagina in regular conversation, especially among women
Why are animal names used as vulgar slang for body parts? Pussy - A cat The body part is much older from Scandanavian OE word for a pocket or bag The cat is newer and probably just a childish onomatopoeia for soft furry Tits - A small bird The body part is from teats and the French Teton The bird is from Scandanavian for any small animal, cf Titmouse Ass - A donkey - okay I see this so this can