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After wondering why cats don't like closed doors, let's stick with the feline theme. Today we are interested in the relationship between cute animals and women's anatomy. According to you, why do we call the female genitalia the “pussy”?
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So many names for the female sex!
The vocabulary of the French language is rich and full of fascinating words to designate a simple term. The stories behind the small everyday expressions are as interesting as they are little known. Very often, they go from slang to the common language. When we examine the Wikipedia page dedicated to this language, we notice that it is mainly used for words relating to sex.
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Women's genitals are so taboo that we come to find stratagems to avoid saying the terms. There linguist Aurore Vincenti explains “ when we fail to name, it is because it is taboo. We will then produce slang vocabulary to circumvent this prohibition. These words, more or less vulgar, allow you to manage embarrassment » .
It exists more than fifty slang synonyms for “vagina” or “vulva” . Some are quite common. We can cite for example the moldTHE KittyL'apricot or the German word schneck. On the other hand, other terms are rarer. Have you ever heard of forbidden gameof the musteof the'platypus or theEvening Star ? We assure you, these WTF expressions all refer to the female gender.
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Why do we say “pussy”?
Today, let's look at the expression undoubtedly The most common to designate the female gender. Originally, a cat is simply the female cat. For'anecdote, it is also the name of a commune in Isère. But here, nothing to see. How did we get to this point? We'll explain it to you.
It exists several hypotheses. Obviously, the French like to associate vulva at the cat. Kitty, kitty, kitty and pussy all refer to the domestic feline. According to some linguists, this simply comes from pubic hair similar to fur of the animal. Others add an anecdote worthy of bad taste joke. They believe that a cat (the animal) likes to be caressed. We'll let you imagine what happens next… In his work Sex wordsthe psychiatrist and sexologist Philippe Brenot indicates that all expressions associated with cat to designate the female sex come from a vision of the woman in love and who likes to be cuddledexactly like a cat.
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According to I'm interestedthe expression from the Middle Ages “ make pussy wet » , which designated a girl with loose morals, would have derived towards the term pussy. A final guess suggests that the word actually comes from Chas. This is the hole in the needle through which a thread is passed. Once again, the inventor of this expression was rather inspired That day.
You now know all the secrets of the expression “pussy” to designate the female sex. Be careful, this remains very familiarso avoid using it all the time.
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