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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] old-enough.livejournal.com 2009-01-23 08:50 am (UTC)(link)
I'd agree with you about "tap" except that the last time I used the word was with a bunch of men and several of them actually blushed when I said it--and they were in their early 30's--so I've mentally moved it over to the "words to be careful with" list. :D

And "Lem"? Yes, bodice-rippers! I hope my friend didn't see me roll my eyes last time I heard her say that!

I can also so add to the language collection. My husband's family comes from southern Japan and they all use en famille "pikoro" (piccolo as pronounced in Japanese) for "penis". So that seems to be at least one expression for "willy" in Japanese.

And there is "chimpou" (long "o"--however you want to transliterate it" which seems to be the main word for "dick". I have heard my mother-in-law use it, but she is definitely "country" and uses lots of words that I learned when I was studying Japanese as being expressions that I shouldn't use in polite conversation.