Sexual
Words describing sexual acts, anatomy, or desire in terms considered vulgar or indecent. Sexual vocabulary is among the most dynamic in the English lexicon, with terms cycling through acceptability at rates that outpace most other categories. Clinical terminology and slang exist in constant tension.
9 entries
Bugger
/ˈbʌɡ.əɹ/
From Old French bougre, from Medieval Latin Bulgarus ('Bulgarian'). The Bogomil heresy, which originated in Bulgaria in ...
Cock
/kɒk/
From Old English cocc, originally denoting a male chicken (rooster). The word is likely of onomatopoeic origin, imitatin...
Fanny
/ˈfæn.i/
The anatomical slang sense is widely believed to derive from John Cleland's novel Fanny Hill: Memoirs of a Woman of Plea...
Knob
/nɒb/
Derived from Middle English knobbe, meaning a knot, lump, or rounded protuberance, with cognates in Middle Low German kn...
Prick
/prɪk/
From Old English prica or pricca, meaning a point, dot, or small mark, with cognates in Middle Low German pricke and Dut...
Pussy
/ˈpʊsi/
The etymology is complicated by the convergence of at least two distinct lineages. The 'cat' sense is attested from the ...
Shag
/ʃæɡ/
Derived from Old English sceacga, meaning rough, matted hair or a rough head of hair, with possible cognates in Old Nors...
Sod
/sɒd/
A mid-nineteenth-century abbreviation of 'sodomite,' itself from Old French sodomite, from Late Latin sodomita, from the...
Tits
/tɪts/
From Old English titt, meaning 'teat' or 'nipple,' cognate with Middle Low German titte and Old Norse tittr. The word is...