No, not in the same way as the usual stories around here. I mean about the word “pussy” itself, and others like it.
You see, the other day I was working on a story and found myself writing a sentence along the lines of, “She felt her vagina clench around her partner’s finger,” and I paused, wondering… Vagina? Does that sound too clinical? Is that a turn-off to people? I’d already used “pussy” plenty of times in the scene and was looking for something to refer specifically to the inside part. So I turned to Google to find out people’s thoughts on the matter, which led me to several threads on the great source of wisdom known as Reddit. Threads like this one, where I learned with some surprise that people have very strong opinions on the subject of genital vocabulary, to the point where the wrong choice of words makes some want to stop reading entirely.
That’s from a romance subreddit, though. Maybe things are different for pure erotica? What would the good folks at Juicy Secrets think of this? So here am I, asking you, our dear readers: What words do you find exciting to refer to the characters’ intimate parts? Which do you hate and never want to see?
From what I gathered, it sounds like a lot of people dislike anything that’s not “pussy” or “cunt”. Pussy is, of course, an old reliable. Cunt is rather stronger, and especially in our little niche, it’s not always appropriate for the character’s age or personality. What about you? Do you prefer if the author sticks to the basics, or do you like some variety?
Do you like the more poetic terms, like talking about a character’s “flower”, or her “pearl” for the clit? Or do these make you cringe?
Do you think anatomical terms like vagina, vulva, or labia (or even just “sex”) have their place in erotica? Or do they feel unsexy and take you out of it?
Do you enjoy a bit of silliness with terms like “pink taco” or “lady garden”?
Should I stop using “folds” for labia? Because I’ve noticed that’s one that people seem to really abhor! 🙂
Let us know all about your favorite, despised, and silliest words for naughty bits!
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First off can I liken it to reality… among the young at least. When I was about twelve or thirteen which is not very long ago — amongst us girls, we liked the terms pussy or cunt. Nobody said vagina! Except for sex educationalists.
When I began writing, I automatically used pussy. I don’t very often used cunt. In fact, I remember suggesting to Misty Meadow that she used that term far too often.
I do rather hate it when editors add the terms labia and vulva to my stories. But, I thought that was just me being a bit picky. It still makes me wince though.
When it is the very young speaking in a story though, then some of the childish terms, such as kitty or purse are fine… but not when they’re a bit older.
My thoughts only, for what they’re worth.
I didn’t know about your dislike of “vulva” and “labia,” Bee… though to be fair, I’m fairly certain you never mentioned it when I added to your work in the past. In future, I’ll refrain from using either when editing your stories.
I prefer the word “pussy,” but it can also be used way too many times, so resorting to the occasional “cunt” is okay. A lot of us don’t like the word “cunt” because of its derogatory use by certain men who fear/hate women. While I am okay with a character using “cunt” in the text, calling a woman “a cunt” would be an instant turnoff for me, even if it’s a woman calling another woman that. I’ve been called a cunt before, and I can attest to the fact that it’s a deplorable word when used in that context of name-calling. It was because I would not let a guy fuck me. My reply to him was satisfying: “Yes, I have one, and you can’t have it.” Still, the memory raises my hackles a bit.
As for “vagina,” that word is okay with me, provided it’s not the only word used for a woman’s genitals. THAT would sound too clinical.
Other good words: “pubes,” “mound,” “lips,” “labia,” or when appropriate, the more precise “clit.”
I don’t know of any good ones besides those, but I’ve heard and or used some of these
twat
furburger
bearded clam
quim
fishtaco
grotto of love
hair pie
tunnel of love
the little boy in the canoe (for the clit)
fanny
Some I’ve heard but haven’t really used
flower
fandango
my sex
down there
thingy
muff
box
penis fly trap
beaver
coochie
cookie
minge
snatch
vertical smile
cherry
honey pot
slit
neither region
valley of no return
grand canyon
peach
venus mound
treasure
petals
loves alter
snug harbor
garage
carport
meat piggy bank
pink taco
ps us girls seem to be all over the pussy
As a fan of erotic lesbian incest fiction, especially when describing underage girls and their mom’s, I actually like the word vagina. Yes, it’s clinical but its also soft, and girly. Cunt makes me cringe making me think of a butch lesbian who is almost manly in some bondage scenario. Its just too overly aggressive. I’m more into soft loving girly lesbian style writing. So my words that turn me on are Vagina, pussy and kitty….sometimes slit if its used properly in context of making it sound sexy, soft, and innocent.
Constant use of cunt is also putting me off, although occasionally as a naughty escalation it may fit. 🌸Am not a native speaker, so I might not always be familiar with a words connotations. As an admirer of child 👧🏻girls exploring bodies with their mums, childish 🧸🎈language is appropriate and the more creative an author the better: words that sound trivial, words that sound romantic, words that sound clinical, words that sound Ironical etc. Use the entire repertoire and more!💕 Sue and Suzy gave here above a nice list.
I like kitty (reminds me of hello kitty panties), slit, clit, damp place, 💦wet spot, special place, love tunnel, tickle spot, weewee hole, play garden, mummy’s playground, fresh mound, baby fountain, lust fold, pussy, still bald fold, G point, lilgirl point, …
I like pussy or cunt. I like cunt as a sexual word for vagina in erotica but hate it in other context. I hate using pussy as an insult also. Vagina can be ok if it’s not used too much and doesn’t feel clinical. Silly terms are ok if the general tone is kind of silly anyway. Folds or petal or poetic terms are nice if they fit the story. Kitty or cunny or something like that are cool if they fit who is using them. I absolutely Abhor the term “princess parts”. Mostly I feel like whatever term used should really fit the specific context in the story. I like that we are discussing this.
I default to pussy, I think it stems from first hearing the “naughty” term at a young age. I was about 8 years old and I heard it from my babysitter when she was on the phone taking to a friend. “No, no, he wasn’t too long. That wasn’t the problem, he was just so thick. It felt like my pussy was being stretched out by a damn baseball bat.” That stuck with me, especially once I figured out what she was talking about.
I was taught in school to use a wide range of words and expressions. “That way,” I believe it was my 3rd-grade English teacher who said, “you’ll always be interesting and never run out of ideas.” She also said not to use the same nouns or phrases in the same paragraph. She then promptly made me hand copy the dictionary word-for-word. Lol. Took about a month. In any case, I like pussy as much as vagina, and that’s a bad cunt pun right there, folks. Gotcha! hahaha
I think the use of pussy, cunt, vagina, etc, depends on the author’s story plan and how the author wants to describe her/his sex events.
Myself I prefer pussy, occasional use of cunt, but only to describe a part of a female’s anatomy, and vagina does little for me and prefer limited use of the word. All other descriptors of a pussy are fine with limited use as needed.
All JS authors what say you, we readers are interested to see what you feel and think. This certainly is an interesting subject for JS.
I like the word “slit”. It describes a little girls pussy very well I think.
For me, there’s no right or wrong term. It all depends on the situation, the word has to fit the person and the environment they’re in. Pussy generally seems to be the most acceptable and widely used, and because of this it is the one most of my characters use. But I do stop and think if it is the right word every time I use it.
I’m writing something set in 1950s Britain right now and I’ve found fanny my go to word, with cunt a close second depending on the character.
I get the same issues with men’s genitalia when I’m writing straight fiction on other sites.
What a vexatious issue!
I had a girlfriend who informed me that when it was ‘at rest’ it was her pussy, but when ‘aroused’ it was her cunt, and I’d better learn the difference.
I have never really liked the term pussy, especially in these times when the pubic ‘fur’ the term alludes to has become close to endangered.
The term vagina always makes me cringe a little when used to reference the female genitalia generally, especially when delivered with an air clinical correctness. It is of course an internal organ.
Latin terms (where used correctly) are safe, but not very erotic. Pudenda would be useful if not for its connection to shame, and the fact it’s a rather ugly frumpy sort of word.
Cunt is in much wider general use in UK, and even more so in Australia where I reside. Although still not a polite word it doesn’t have the shock impact it carries in North America.
Appropriateness of some terms and twee euphemisms around the young adds another layer of complexity. All in all it comes down to context.
This is a subject I’ve given some thought to for a while so I’m glad to see it here. Having read through the comments I agree that the age of the characters involved and the type of story directly affect the best word usage immensely. I remember a story involving a young girl where the overuse of the word “Muff” was distracting to the point of anger. “Cunt” is easily improperly used, especially in relation to girls. “Pussy”rarely offends me but I do understand a writers problem in the overuse of any word and age and context are always in play. Being overly crude,to me,is often a turnoff so some inventive use of a thesaurus is needed. Re-read the lists people have included, each have their place. I only offer the addition of the word “Mimsy” and only to girls or women in a story set in the 1940’s and earlier especially in England. Happy reading and writing to you all.
I prefer pussy, cunny, kitty, and Mound (as in mound of venus) for the words, but I am fine with anything else because it is purely for erotica.
i like the word CUNT SLIT PUSS
Honestly when ever I see the word vagina in my head I replace it with pussy. Also cunt is a stronger word but a good choice during a rougher setting or more vulgar language use. I like both and turns me on when I hear the mother tell the daughter to not say vagina anymore but instead she speaks the word pussy or cunt when speaking about those parts. But thats my opinion. Now I’m sensually aroused and need a story to read.
For my personal writing, my word choice primarily depends on the point-of-view character’s age and experience. I have my personal preferences, generally, but for the story itself, the characters get to decide, not me.
For example, I wrote an adventure/apocalyptic story in which a character (age 12) was militant and largely uncaring, she used whatever language was at hand, however crass or ill-fitting. The girl cursed a lot and uses zero euphemisms, so I just went with the flow. Elsewhere, I’ve also written stories from the POV of older characters, who have education and experience and know, for example, that the term “vagina” is almost always a mislabel… so they’ll avoid the term. I’ve no aversion to using “labia” or “vulva,” which are far more technically accurate. The character is using these terms for a reason.
As a reader, I’ve found myself caring less and less through the years. You know, you read erotica for 25+ years and you read a lot of bad fiction, poorly researched fiction, and fiction clearly written on impulse… Writers overuse words, use the wrong words, and entertain the strangest euphemisms out of nowhere. I’ve learned to give others as much grace as possible. Still, bad writing is bad writing, regardless of individual word choice. It happens.
there’s nothing better then a beautiful juicy CUNT dripping right on r face
I’m with Joe and Leafie — what word I prefer is all about context. Sometimes when sex gets down and dirty, “cunt,” is the best choice. “Pussy” is gentler, more suitable for girls to use. I do agree that in America, a man calling a woman a cunt is a hateful thing, calling for a beatdown for the culprit from a nearby gentleman. I do, however, really appreciate how they use the word in the UK, where it’s mostly a more hostile way of saying “asshole,” and the person being thus addressed is nearly always male.
The words I don’t like to use are ones clearly invented and deployed by men. If women don’t ever say it, I’m not down. Some of the ones in Sue’s list above, like (shudder) “meat piggy bank,” or “penis fly trap,” give me hives. In fact, any references to meat are a no-no in my book, as are violent words like “gash.”
The most distasteful image I ever read pertaining to the vagina and sex in general was written by a woman named Krystle Schoonveld and appeared at the appalling conservative website The Federalist (seriously, they suck) in an article called “6 Reasons To Sext Your Husband.” There she describes the act of coitus as “taking his skin bus to Tuna Town.”
I don’t expect you to thank me for sharing that. I still recall how, after reading those words, I muttered to myself, “Well, there go my next three erections.”
Cunny 😊
I concur with cunny too lol
Context is everything, But i have to say that sometimes breaking expectation is more effective.
As I was girl, who was who was in elementary school not that many years ago, I can tell you, we all said cunt and pussy and not much else. No girl ever got away with saying vagina without someone giving her shit for it.
As a black person whom I would think are avid fanfic readers as well we don’t use the word “cunt” unless its by people who grew up around a lot of white folks. Personally I hate cunt. Who came with that one?? To me its a white boys way to put women down, which is interesting because we’ll call a male a pussy to put them down by calling them a girl. Plus cunt sounds corny…again maybe because we associate it with weak men or little boys. (guys if this doesn’t describe you don’t take offence its only my opinion.)
I’m good with most of the ones in the long list from Sue in the comments.
Other than pussy I grew up hearing and saying things like..
getting wet
coochie
kitty
cat
muff
cookie
pie
cherry
cherry pie
honey
spell correction: coochie 🙂 and I mistakenly liked my own comment trying to see who liked my comment. I guess there’s no way to edit a comment to correct grammar?
I liked your comment and put a thumbs up for it.
And though this is falsely attributed to Betty White we still like this,
“Why do people say ‘grow some balls?…’ Balls are weak and sensitive. If you wanna be tough grow a vagina. Those things can take a pounding.”
And yeah, once you post a comment it’s posted. So I try proof read mine before posting, but don’t always.
That is so true and funny. Only one of us men would say grow a pair of balls to be tough.. mine are very sensitive lol. Thanks for the tip on posting comments. I’m new here guided from a story on OA3 and look forward to be entertained by creative stories. I’m trying to find stories written by women so I can learn what makes them tick and their kinky minds. I already what men think since I am one. 🙂
Lots of female authors here, and even the ones by men are very good, but yes lots of very good female authors. Can’t promise that it will help you understand women.
I’ve also curious – for the females here, at what age did you start getting wet?
I was 9 around the time I discovered masturbation and stuffed animal squeezing directly against my mound.
I believe the wording should fit the situation and have no objection to any term. My girlfriend prefers he word vagina when referring to herself but has no objections to me referencing her wanton cunt as I please it for her.