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blamebrampton ([personal profile] blamebrampton) wrote2009-01-19 01:01 am

I always knew it would come to this ...

[livejournal.com profile] pingrid  and I have been discussing terms for the penis. For some absurd reason we thought it would be a good idea to put together a list of international euphemisms. If anyone is interested in helping, it would be delightful if you could suggest a few terms. Our ideal format would be something along the lines of:
Percy: affectionate, mostly non-sexual references. 'Put your percy away, Percy.' UK
Donger: basic euphemism, mostly used in idiomatic phrases. 'It's dry as a dead dingo's donger out there.' Australia

Non-English terms are very welcome. Private names for those penes closest to my flist should be held off for another conversation, preferably after the consumption of much alcohol.*

I'm hoping that one of you provides something of sufficient curiosity that I can pretend this is a matter of academic  interest ...

*Local and regional terms are encouraged. 'I call mine Fang' is discouraged.

[identity profile] vaysh11.livejournal.com 2009-01-18 02:54 pm (UTC)(link)
In German:

Schwanz: The most commonly used term, not to be mentioned in dialogue with great-aunt Elfriede, but in most any other circumstance (translates lit. into Engl. tail - as you can imagine, the jokes abound.)

Johannes: old-fashioned euphemism, but still used affectionally or tongue & cheek (translates lit. into Engl. John.)

Pimmel: used commonly, but more in kid's talk. Young boys and adult men reluctant to use "Schwanz" may use "Pimmel".

Ständer: the erect penis, colloquial term for erection.

There are more, will add once I can think of them ;-). In general, German has much less terms, slang or otherwise, for the genitalia both male and female, and there's a very restricted vocabulary for the acts of sex. Often, when there is no German word, the English expression is substituted (like Blowjob, rimmen, Cock-Ring etc.)



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[personal profile] fourth_rose 2009-01-18 03:05 pm (UTC)(link)
Hoppla, Zwillinge! ;))