Breasts, Boobs, Tits, when do you use what?

[Nightscream89]

Breasts, Boobs, Tits
Vagina, Pussy, Cunt
Penis, Dick, Cock

I was wondering when do you guys use what term?
For me personally I like to build up, for example using Vagina and Pussy early on the sexual encounter but as it gets more rough and more down to just raw lust I switch it up with Cunt. I was wondering if other writers do the same or use the terms differently.

Also are there other terms you use at moments in the story? I recently used 'Behemoths' to describe a character's large breasts. Which, to me at least, was a sort of raw but classy way of describing it as another character ogled her breasts.

But I want to learn more ways to play with these terms, so I if anyone is willing to share, I would love to hear what terms you use in what situations and how you decide what to use.

 

[Erozetta]

I typically reserve cunt for the most demure of my characters. There's something extra naughty about a woman being presented as prim, proper, maybe even a bit frigid, who, when aroused, starts uttering vulgarities about anatomy.

But mostly it depends on the characters which I use when.

I rarely use dick outside of it being an insult. And vagina is rarely referenced outside of inner ridges being caressed. Vulva - pussy - cunt.

 

[SimonDoom]

It depends on the tone of the story and the type of character.

My most commonly used terms for each part are breast, pussy, and cock.

That tracks with the terms I would use most often in real life, such as when talking to a girlfriend.

 

[Rollinbones]

What term would my character use?

 

[SinclairGroupLLP]

I try to use them all interchangeably, although my standards are breasts, pussy and cock. I can count on one hand the number of times I've used cunt, largely because I feel like it's a trigger word for some people and I don't want to take them out of the mood of the scene by throwing out something that might turn them off. Maybe that's just me being prudish, which sounds funny given some of the scenarios I've written.

Am I the only one who tends to avoid that word?

 

[Scarla]

I never use "vagina" or "penis", it just sounds too clinical to me.

I think I generally use "breasts", "pussy" and "cock". I do throw in the occasional "cunt" if I'm in the right mood. I think I might use "boobs" or "tits" if it's one of the character's using that word to describe someone else, and they're the type of person to say "boobs" or "tits".

 

[Trionyx]

Most women I know use the terms breasts, boobs, boobies or even tatas and prefer not to use tits or, especially, fun bags. I adjust the usage based on the narrator.
For additional terms from the Department of Shameless Self-Promotion, check out How to Fuck Without Saying Fuck.

 

[Cagivagurl]

Ahhh
Breasts, I do love a nice breast. Coated in scrummy breadcrumbs, and spices. Basted and roasted in the oven until crispy.... So delicious...
Boobby, is for prizes for the most inept... "Good lord, I swear if there was a pebble in a desert, you would trip over it. The booby prize goes to...
Tits, I love to watch them hovering around the garden. Their pretty little wings flapping furiously. They are wonderfully ornate additions to any garden. Splashing around in the bird bath...
The C word... Good heavens, what sort of publication is this.... No, no. no. We can't have that...
Pussy, oh I do love a nice fluffy moggy. Curled up on my lap purring contentedly as I stroke her glossy coat...
Vagina's, I have always found them useful when writing monologues, although I must confess to being very partial to the taste...

For the rest of them... I suppose there is a use for them. For the life of me I cannot fathom what it might be...
Petcocks are handy if you want to stay afloat, or turn off the fuel...
Hens of course find cocks useful... Although they are such noisy little beggars...
Always boasting and causing trouble...

Cagivagurl

 

[RejectReality]

Depends upon the character and the tone.

I use breasts most of the time, and throw in a few other euphemistic things like 'globes' for variety. Tits tends to be used in dialogue, or when I'm purposely aiming for a juvenile ( Not underage, just younger and less refined ) narrator. Boobs is most often dialogue or when it's a female POV story. I'll throw in 'the girls' in the latter as well.

I don't know that I've ever typed the word vagina in a story. LOL Cunt gets reserved for extremely dirty scenes, and only in dialogue. I'll use some purple prose alternatives like 'sex' and 'wet heat' as well. 'Slit' and the like are reserved for juvenile narrators.

I have to force myself to type the word dick, because my wife hated the word with a passion. Tend to use it for dialogue and younger narrators. I toss in 'erection', 'hardness', and other purple prose for variety, and I'll use 'shaft' and 'head' to get some variety out of there as well. 'Prick' and the like tend to be reserved for juvenile narrators. 'Peen' may occasionally see use in dialogue with women of a certain age.

 

[YmaOHyd]

I just pick whatever seems appropriate to the narrator. Evan in April's Fool is more boob/tit; Ducky in What's Left of Me is more boob/breast. My unnamed female protagonist in Whatever It Takes uses breast, which felt more natural from a female POV. When someone other than the narrator is speaking, I stick with what I feel like they'd say.

 

[Nynah]

One of my idiosyncracies as a writer is that I can't let myself use the same word for something too many times in a row. So for genitals/private parts I tend to cycle through a set of 4-5 different words for each to have variety. I don't have a particular aversion to any word, though I'm fairly sure "boobs" has never been in my lexicon for some reason.

 

[Nightscream89]

One of my idiosyncracies as a writer is that I can't let myself use the same word for something too many times in a row. So for genitals/private parts I tend to cycle through a set of 4-5 different words for each to have variety. I don't have a particular aversion to any word, though I'm fairly sure "boobs" has never been in my lexicon for some reason.

I have the exact same thing! I also hate using the same word for it in the same sentence or following sentence. So I usually try to switch things up a lot.

In one of my stories I just used the word 'breasts' and boobs or tits didn't feel right in the next sentence, so I eventually used behemoths (since the woman had large breasts). Somehow it just seemed to fit and I think it was clear what the word was referring too. I also tend to not use boobs a lot.

I think for breasts I usually go with "Breasts" in the sensual part of the story, "Tits" for when it's more lust driven. I also tend to use the cup size.
Like "Her perky B-cups" or "Her generous D-cups"

 

[TheLobster]

Y'all need some good list of synonyms.

 

[Boobytrap73]

Now I've got "99 words for boobs" stuck in my head.

https://genius.com/Robert-lund-99-words-for-boobs-lyrics

 

[AllenWoody]

One of my idiosyncracies as a writer is that I can't let myself use the same word for something too many times in a row. So for genitals/private parts I tend to cycle through a set of 4-5 different words for each to have variety. I don't have a particular aversion to any word, though I'm fairly sure "boobs" has never been in my lexicon for some reason.

Samesies. I think most attentive writers are loath to get repetitive with any words, including these.

Breast(s) is the only word I feel comfortable with in exposition. It feels respectful while also sexual and feminine. I will sometimes use tits or boobs or some other slang words when it’s in dialog or the narrator’s voice.

Similarly, cock is my go-to for the penis. It’s porn, so it seems to belong, while penis is usually too clinical. Usually. Sometimes outside of a sex scene when it’s still necessary to refer to it, penis works fine. I will use shaft, rod, and pole for variety, and even manhood.

Pussy is my go to for the vagina, which is a term I almost never use. But I do write some non-con, where the relationship between the characters is asymmetrical enough to justify slit, gash, or cunt. I use cunt as a sort of exclamation point. Near the end of a scene where I’ve used pussy plentifully, I may throw in a ‘cunt’ just to sort of seal the deal.

 

[YmaOHyd]

Similarly, cock is my go-to for the penis. It’s porn, so it seems to belong, while penis is usually too clinical. Usually. Sometimes outside of a sex scene when it’s still necessary to refer to it, penis works fine. I will use shaft, rod, and pole for variety, and even manhood.

There's a moderately entertaining scene in The OF Girl by BreakTheBar where Sabrina (I think) explains to another girl that a hot guy has a cock, doctors talk about penises, and "dick" is an insult.

 

[Divindisguise]

Now I've got "99 words for boobs" stuck in my head.

https://genius.com/Robert-lund-99-words-for-boobs-lyrics

That's amazingly useful for the authors out here, lol

 

[Dearelliot]

I'm stuck with the names I prefer to use for female anatomy! I would never say boobs, or tits...in my stories, dislike the word pussy, slit, crack. I like vagina or cunt.
I don't mind it when an author now and the uses something like pleasure hole.

 

[bestkeptsecret678]

so I eventually used behemoths (since the woman had large breasts)

I have never used behemouths. But I will now watch for the opportunity to do so. Come to think of it, I don't believe I've ever had a character so equipped. Guess I'm more of a dull writer than I thought.

 

[PapaRomantic]

I will never refer to a penis as a "dick." My middle school principal was named Dick and he was a dick and when I hear or read that word, I can't help but think about Dick the dick, which is not a pleasant thought at all.

The others I will use, interchangeably. I don't need 99 words for breast, however.

 

[YmaOHyd]

I will never refer to a penis as a "dick." My middle school principal was named Dick and he was a dick and when I hear or read that word, I can't help but think about Dick the dick, which is not a pleasant thought at all.

My father's name is Richard, and he tells a story about a teacher staring over the rim of her glasses at him on the first day of class and saying "and what do you like to be called? Dick?".

 

[Zootonius]

I like, She has huge... tracts of land.

 

[colddiesel]

I like 'Bristols'. It's the only rhyming slang which doesn't seem contrived - though it obviously is.

 

[madelinemasoch]

It really does depend on the mood of the scene. I used to have something against the word ‘cunt’ for a vagina but I’ve since discarded that little trepidation of mine. Same thing with ‘slit.’ I just didn’t like the word. I think it’s because of the way it’s used in modern erotica today as a kind of misogynistic thing, without actually metanarrativistically criticizing the misogyny involved in so much heterosexual sex. Leaves me feeling ill. I always say ‘pussy’ I think. It’s a sexy word.

I think the word ‘boobs’ is childish. I don’t really catch myself using that word. I think I use ‘tits’ the most. ‘Breasts’ is more elegant. You’d probably see that more in romantic fantasy or some kind of baroque thing. Most of my stories take place in this world, and in this world people say ‘tits.’

I can say ‘cock’ (as per usual Big Black Cock for us) or ‘dick’ but usually not ‘penis.’ Not entirely sure why that is. It’s not as important to me as the other words.

When it comes to descriptions I’m always trying to capture something very intimate, which might not come across too well considering a lot of my old stories were rushed. The imagery of the women in my mind’s eye is so beautiful and close and tangible to me and also very personal and specific. The particularity of it all, the differences between each woman, is so important to try and get across so that the idea is expressed on the page in a way that reads as vivid, putting you directly in that experience and image. This means I use a lot of different words, including adjectives, but it has to be right for the character and the scene.

I noticed looking back that a lot of my descriptive language was built in to action scenes, so the adjectives might look like they’re holding together the sentence, but it’s all moved along by the verbs. I also noticed that I tended to use the same descriptors often because of the vividness, but I think I was getting carried away in that and perhaps not trusting the reader enough. I believe this is a result of the rush I used to experience when trying to get a chapter out there while thinking ten chapters ahead. This led me to be forcing scenes on myself on days when I really just wanted to skip ahead and do another scene. I believe Chapter 11 of Cuckold Camp was like this. I didn’t wanna do another Fiona scene. I wanted to do another scene.

 

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