Roxanne Appleby
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This is carried over from "The question keeps popping" thread. I suspect this is not the first time this has come up here, but who could ever tire of it? 
Vagina - Slightly unclear, because it is used to denote either just the tunnel, or the entire genitalia. A tad clinical sounding. Not a bad word, though.
Vulva - Clear, because it denotes the entire genital structure. But I've had readers comment that it sounds too clinical.
Genitalia - Puh-lease. Oh, alright, in certain very narrow and limited circumstances.
Cunt - Useful in certain situations; the hard consonants and Anglo-Saxon earthiness connote either dirty or raw animalistic lust. But a steady diet of cunt in a story sounds crude.
Pussy - Personally, I can't stand pussy. I also can't stand "boobs." These are worse than childish to me, they are in some way demeaning. "Pussy" sounds like something from the dialog of a cheesy porn film. Why pussy, anyway? Where did that come from? It doesn't make sense, even.
Sex - I like sex. The word, I mean, to denote female genitalia. But it's not sufficient by itself. It can only be employed in conjunction with one of the more specific words used in other sentences or clauses.
Tunnel - Useful for the literal vagina. Not objectionable. Can easily be overused, needs to be used sparingly.
Quim, honey pot, cunny, muff, slit, love-tunnel - These seem affected. I think "quim" is more accepted in the mother country.
Fur-burger, hole, gash, box, twat, snatch, cooze - Are we trying to insult women, make readers laugh, or arouse them? Not much help from these.
Others?
Edited to add: I deliberately didn't include specific bits, because those are mostly clear and clear cut: Clitoris, clit, labia, hood, mons, etc. Feel free to add to the list or comment, though.
Indeed. While we're on lickable spellings and synonyms, lets go for the big cahona: Female genitalia.Equinoxe said:
Vagina - Slightly unclear, because it is used to denote either just the tunnel, or the entire genitalia. A tad clinical sounding. Not a bad word, though.
Vulva - Clear, because it denotes the entire genital structure. But I've had readers comment that it sounds too clinical.
Genitalia - Puh-lease. Oh, alright, in certain very narrow and limited circumstances.
Cunt - Useful in certain situations; the hard consonants and Anglo-Saxon earthiness connote either dirty or raw animalistic lust. But a steady diet of cunt in a story sounds crude.
Pussy - Personally, I can't stand pussy. I also can't stand "boobs." These are worse than childish to me, they are in some way demeaning. "Pussy" sounds like something from the dialog of a cheesy porn film. Why pussy, anyway? Where did that come from? It doesn't make sense, even.
Sex - I like sex. The word, I mean, to denote female genitalia. But it's not sufficient by itself. It can only be employed in conjunction with one of the more specific words used in other sentences or clauses.
Tunnel - Useful for the literal vagina. Not objectionable. Can easily be overused, needs to be used sparingly.
Quim, honey pot, cunny, muff, slit, love-tunnel - These seem affected. I think "quim" is more accepted in the mother country.
Fur-burger, hole, gash, box, twat, snatch, cooze - Are we trying to insult women, make readers laugh, or arouse them? Not much help from these.
Others?
Edited to add: I deliberately didn't include specific bits, because those are mostly clear and clear cut: Clitoris, clit, labia, hood, mons, etc. Feel free to add to the list or comment, though.
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