Boys have a ___ and Girls have a ___!

[M.A.Thompson]

Reading Bridget’s "Make me wince" thread made me think of the terms my mother gave to "private parts" when I was a kid.

In my house, Boys had "tinklers" and Girls had "front poopas" (the counterpart to the dual-sexual back poopa, of course.)

For the record, the soft round globes that "Grown-up Girls" carried around in their shirts were called "ninnies."

I had a girlfriend in High school who grew up with "crackys" and "dorkys." Those names always killed me.

I have always dreamed of using these terms in a story but have yet to write one where they would be appropriate.


So...I guess what I’m really asking here is what did your mom call yours?

 

[Guest]

They have names?

MA-

We never discussed the anatomy itself except in the most clinical terms. In the early years we only discussed what bodily function needed to occur.

Eventually, we got to penis, urethra, vagina and anus.

I guess we were repressed.

Fortunately for me I have all girls, so there really is no discussion. For now.

b

 

[Guest]

My dear old madrecita said to my three brothers and me: 'your little thing'. I liked the equality.

Perdita

 

[BlackSnake]

"ding-dong" and "coochi"

 

[Svenskaflicka]

"Nuppa" for the female, and "snopp" for the male. The last one is a real word in Swedish. The other..?

 

[Wicked-N-Erotic]

When I was growing up body parts were never discussed, I guess we just referred to both as pee-pee. However, now that I have kids of my own they have names. When my oldest was about 3 she had walked into the restroom when her dad was getting out of the shower. When she saw him bent over she asked why he had a tail and she didn't, that was too funny. Through their younger years a girl's part was called and uttiepie and butterbean. Boys had a winkie. Now they are a bit older, 10 and 8, and we use penis and vagina.

Wicked

 

[MathGirl]

Them thingies

Now that I'm an adult, I choose to use "wi wi" and "down there." Harshly clinical, I know, but I'm comfortable with the terms.
MG

 

[Madame Manga]

My father-in-law reportedly used "jigger" for boys. I have not been told what the female equivalent was, but I really wish I knew.

My mother was relentlessly clinical, and used "penis" and "vulva". It has scarred me for life.

MM

 

[gauchecritic]

The boys had "tailers" (sp) never found out what the girls was.

A popular euphamism in general use for girls was 'Tuppence' (two pence). An admonition for girls who were 'going out' was "keep your hand on your ha'penny" (half penny) pronounced ape-ni.

Gauche

 

[destinie21]

pecky for boys fookie for girls although Fookie sounded quite a bit like fucky

 

[deliciously_naughty]

I was taught penis and vagina.

 

[Alex756]

I wasn't taught anything as a child, it just wasn't talked about. Heh, however froo-froo, kootchi, and goohli-goohli .. I'm not sure I spelt that last one right, are what I hear around children now. BTW all female parts. No friends with little boys.

 

[Just_John1]

Winky

It was definitely a winky... Had to pee real bad and dad would say"stop playing with your winky son... Never really had a word to relate to what girls had. Wonder if that's why I always wondered if my dick was small...

JJ1

 

[ubertroll]

My family always used the correct clinical terms. Babies grew in a woman's uterus, not her belly. My parents taught both their children the correct terminology.

When I was in second grade, we were goint through the alphabet: a is for apple, b is for bear. I was 'u'. Saying "U is for uterus" scares the %*@#(ing hell out of ANY second grade teacher, believe you me.

 

[Guest]

ubertroll:

Anne Sexton would have been delighted.

Perdita


In Celebration of My Uterus

 

[destinie21]

oh this ones funny my aunt used to call the penis a little dickie bird

 

[CWatson]

A couple of my friends from church choir were talking about the various abuses they had visited on Barbie dolls in their youth (it's a high school choir, so no, we're not all straight-laced prudes ) and when Scott talked about applying carrots, I believe it was, to the hapless Barbie, Diana said, "You stuck it in Barbie's ha-ha?" I thought that was so appropriate to the hushed, rather scandalized mentality that gives rise to such nicknames, that I've been using it ironically ever since. Later some other friends coined "hmm-hmm" for male-style plumbing, but we have yet to come up with any good names for other body parts.

From my actual childhood, my parents called my plumbing a 'peter,' but when I was eight or so they 'fessed up on the real name.

 

[Svenskaflicka]

Logial follow-up question:

What have you taught your children / what will you teach your children to call the male and female genitalia?

 

[M.A.Thompson]

Logial follow-up question:

What have you taught your children / what will you teach your children to call the male and female genitalia?

Because we are both in the medical field, the wife and I swore we would use proper terminology for our boy’s privates (we have a 9 and a 2 year old) but somehow got stuck with the term "Wiener."

Nice!

 

[Lauren Hynde]

Boys have a pilinha and girls have a pombinha

 

[BlackSnake]

Re: Them thingies

Now that I'm an adult, I choose to use "wi wi" and "down there." Harshly clinical, I know, but I'm comfortable with the terms.
MG

How old are you MG? You seriously have me thinking.

 

[BlackSnake]

Logial follow-up question:

What have you taught your children / what will you teach your children to call the male and female genitalia?

How about not playing with your children, and tell them what it is and how you expect them to act?

 

[deliciously_naughty]

Logial follow-up question:

What have you taught your children / what will you teach your children to call the male and female genitalia?

penis and vulva, uterus, etc

 

[Guest]

Yes, it was an exhilirating time once shopping with my then 4 years old niece when she said very loudly and enunciating precisely, "Tia (aunt in Sp.), I have a vagina! Do you have a vagina? My mom has a vagina." I did reply yes without letting on how exposed my vagina and I felt.

Tia Perdita

 

[redrider4u]

How about......

Him: "Jake, the one-eyed snake."

Her: "Kuchamalli."