why are womens genitals named after small furry animals?

[kevin]

here in america men refer to women having pussies.

sometimes they refer to women and their beavers.

in france I believe they call them rabbits.

what's up with that?

[Assyriankey]

 

Those animals were named, I think, after local varieties of vagina; typically any common-sounding name that was on everyone's lips at one time or another.

[GratefulApe]

Maybe to remind them that they are being chased or hunted?

[Jay]

I don't think I have ever seriously used the word beaver to describe a woman's holiest of holies.

[kevin]

Those animals were named, I think, after local varieties of vagina; typically any common-sounding name that was on everyone's lips at one time or another.

shawna says she doesnt think that's right

[Mooby the Golden Sock]

Men have c**ks...

[Jay]

ohhh.  I found this!

There was a young lady named Eva
Who went to the ball as Godiva,
But a change in the lights,
Showed a tear in her tights,
And a low fellow present yelled "Beaver"

[FGOH]

Men have c**ks...

And one-eyed love snakes.

*titter*

According to a bit of Googling, the old Saxon name for a vulva was puse, which was originally the word used for pocket, or pouch.

There's also a slang word "puss" (meaning face) which apparently comes from an Irish word "pus" meaning "lip" or "mouth".

That would go some way towards explaining "p***y" imo.

[rickymooston]

Men have c**ks...

Cats eat chickens. Bizarre metaphor.

[kevin]

Men have c**ks...

wouldn't that be like a petc**k?

[Jay]

Men have c**ks...

Cats eat chickens. Bizarre metaphor.

Not really bizarre!


And Beavers eat.....WOOD!     

[kevin]

apparently this subject is more complex than I suspected

[Assyriankey]

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pudenda

[Mr. Blackwell]

Slang is great. Why are women's genitals named after small furry animals?


Because they are cute. But sometimes not so small or cuddly.



When I was working in the kitchens I found myself in one restaurant where I was in the minority. We had mostly non English speaking Mexicans. During that time I came real close to becoming bilingual. At any rate, I thought of a joke of sorts...nothing too funny but since I am covered in hair I thought it would be humorous to introduce myself as "the bear".


So one day I said to a guy "Hola, soy el oso. Como esta?"


He looked at me with this blank stare for a moment then started laughing out loud. He took me to the dish room so I could introduce myself to the three middle aged Mexican women who washed the dishes. Knowing it was some sort of joke now, I played along and proudly said it again...in a firm deep energetic voice.


Their eyes popped wide open the same time as their mouths and they cackled like hens.


Turns out...Oso or "bear" also means....

[Mr. Blackwell]

that was on everyone's lips at one time or another.

Ha Ha...you said lips...

[JudoChop]

I call it 'The Venus Mantrap' 

[catwixen]

I just had to look in this thread didn't I. 

[Assyriankey]

Snatch!

[Airyaman]

I know of no animal called "vagina".

[kevin]

what about this, then

[Mr. Blackwell]

Oh s**t!




Lolz!

[Shawna]

No, I won't watch it, and you can't make me.

[Zap]

"Growler" for lady parts is also quite common here. More animal metaphors.... well animal sound metaphors anyway.

Mens names are usually reserved for men's bits. Examples include:

Willy
Wilbert
Percy
Micky
Johnson
John Thomas

And many others. Nothing as bad as a a kick in the micky I tells ya

[Mr. Blackwell]

[GratefulApe]

Whatever