The internal organs of generation consist in the female of the Vagina, the Uterus, the Ovaries and their appendages. It is connected with the Vagina, and opens into it by the small orifice called the mouth of the womb. They are two broad folds of membranous and adipose substance, forming the portals to the Vulva, or entrance to the Vagina. This is the external opening, or mouth of the Vagina, through which the child has to pass at the termination of delivery.
It's brisk. It's to the point. It rhymes with Madge, of Neighbours fame. What's not to love? A British institution, right up there with scones not literally up there. Also hilarious to hear Americans say because they think it means bum.
What do you call your vagina? Way before "pussy" or "punani" people have been obsessed with nicknames for it. Or basically, everyone's obsessed with vaginas so we come up with lots of nicknames for them. Even the technical names for vaginas have some nickname-y origins: vagina comes from the Latin word for sheath, as in for a sword read: penis , while vulva means wrapper , and originally also meant the uterus.
Bek Day May 12, It's been a linguistic stumbling block since Eve first covered hers up with a fig leaf Bek Day looks at some of the more colourful euphemisms that have appeared over the years. As you can imagine, working on a parenting website with a predominately female staff, the subject of the female anatomy comes up quite a bit.