Words for sexual parts

[ApollyonDais]

I'm new to writing, and I hope to hone my skills more than they now. I was writing part of a sexual encounter, of two women going down on each other, and I came to a point I was using certain words too much. I will state, this is a story set in the medieval times, so I don't want to use more modern terminology. I used words like nether lips, mossy banks, womanhood, and other "simplistic" word choices, but, at least to me, I was feeling like they were getting over-used. Any help with trying to come up with more time appropriate word choices

 

[Stella_Omega]

Cunny. It sounds archaic and kind of cute, and is vague enough to cover everything from the outer labia to the cervix.

But really, how many times do you have to pinpoint the anatomy in question in a pussy-eating scene? That's not what makes sex sexy.

Think of your sex scenes as you would any action scene; there's the action, the point of view of the actors-- or onlooker-- and the context for the action. The context can include a huge variety os things, such as motivation, emotion, sensation, consequence.

 

[TxRad]

I have a Sexual Dictionary bookmarked on my other computer that has a section in the appendix of words or rather lists of words for all the parts of male and female genitalia. I'll dig it out when I get home.

 

[kittysub]

From books I've read and a touch of research, 'mons' was a phrase used in that time period.

When all else fails, research your question. And then - because the internet is not fool-proof - research it some more. Of course, the effort you put forth depends on where you want to go with your writing. If you're just writing for fun and you aren't all that serious, I wouldn't worry about it too much. Otherwise, do your research.

 

[sr71plt]

I agree with Stella. Get to the emotions and sensations of it as soon as you can and push the anatomical descriptions to the background.

 

[TheEarl]

I'm with Stella on the use of cunny. Would add in a brief warning not to use too many different words. You should really only need one or two (three at max) words for a body part in a story in my opinion; if you find you're repeating them too often, then you're probably referring to the body part too often.

Beware of overly descriptive names as well. "Mossy banks" just sounds kinda green and slimy, which is probably not the image you wanted to evoke.

The Earl

 

[mynameisben]

Some of these may not apply, but what the heck.

Camelot Parkinglot
Javelin Polisher
Cuntry Inn
Pearl Harbor
Chaucer Saucer
Lickity Split
Galahad Gash
Southern Comforter
Feminine Furrow
Noble Prize
Watering hole
Pounding Serf
Knight Rider

I also do wedding invitations and Valentine's Day cards.

 

[sr71plt]

Some of these may not apply, but what the heck.

Camelot Parkinglot
Javelin Polisher
Cuntry Inn
Pearl Harbor
Chaucer Saucer
Lickity Split
Galahad Gash
Southern Comforter
Feminine Furrow
Noble Prize
Watering hole
Pounding Serf
Knight Rider

I also do wedding invitations and Valentine's Day cards.

Putting all those into one Valentine's Day contest story would be a hoot.

 

[Handley_Page]

Some of these may not apply, but what the heck.

Camelot Parkinglot
Javelin Polisher
Cuntry Inn
Pearl Harbor
Chaucer Saucer
Lickity Split
Galahad Gash
Southern Comforter
Feminine Furrow
Noble Prize
Watering hole
Pounding Serf
Knight Rider

I also do wedding invitations and Valentine's Day cards.[/QUOTE

I'm told that there was one used in old Japan: her "Jade Gate"

 

[ApollyonDais]

I think jade gate would be more chinese than japanese

 

[sr71plt]

I think jade gate would be more chinese than japanese

It is.

 

[ishtat]

Cunny. It sounds archaic and kind of cute, and is vague enough to cover everything from the outer labia to the cervix.

But really, how many times do you have to pinpoint the anatomy in question in a pussy-eating scene? That's not what makes sex sexy.

Think of your sex scenes as you would any action scene; there's the action, the point of view of the actors-- or onlooker-- and the context for the action. The context can include a huge variety os things, such as motivation, emotion, sensation, consequence.

As the author is setting the story in the medieval period the word cunt was a perfectly acceptable term at that time. Chaucer around 1400 used it several times though he spelled it queynte "What aileth ye to grouch thus, and groan? Is it for ye would have my queynte alone?" - Wife of Bath's tale.

Cunny is a 16th century invention intended to be more polite. The fact that Anglo Saxon Cunt had been displaced by the Latin Vulva and mons veneris is illustrated neatly by Shakespeare in Hamlet. Hamlet makes a crude joke with Ophelia referring to "country matters." Act 2 scene 3 I think.