poontang

poontang
poontang (n.) c.1910, probably via New Orleans Creole, from Fr. putain "prostitute," from O.Fr. pute "whore," probably from fem. of V.L. *puttus (Cf. O.It. putta "girl"), from L. putus, with derogatory sense. But also possibly from O.Fr. put, from L. putidus "stinking" on notion of the "foulness" of harlotry, or for more literal reasons (among the 16c.-17c. slang terms for "whore" in English were polecat and fling-stink). Shortened form poon is recorded from 1969.

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  • poontang — ☆ poontang [po͞on′taŋ΄ ] n. [Vulgar Slang] Vulgar Slang 1. sexual intercourse with a woman 2. a woman or women collectively regarded only as a sexual partner: a disparaging or dismissive term …   English World dictionary

  • poontang — noun a) Female genitalia; the vulva or vagina. I gotta get me some poontang tonight. b) Sexual intercourse with a woman. Syn: poon, tang …   Wiktionary

  • poontang — [B] sex, intercourse, nookie    Listen, guys, poontang should be measured in quality, not quantity …   English idioms

  • poontang —    American casual copulation    A corruption of the French putain, a prostitute, and formerly used in the Southern states of copulation by a white male with a black female:     A growin Southern boy s got to have his poontang. (Styron, 1976)… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • poontang — /poohn tang/, n. Slang (vulgar). 1. sexual intercourse with a woman. 2. Offensive. a woman regarded as a sexual object. [1925 30, Amer.; said to be < Limba (West Atlantic language of Sierra Leone) puntun vagina, though the late documentation of… …   Universalium

  • poontang — n American 1. the female pudenda 2. women in general, seen as sexual objects. The word is from Louisiana French in which it is a corruption of putain (the standard French term for whore), first applied to black women. ► I guess this means my poon …   Contemporary slang

  • poontang — female genitalia …   Glossary of chat acronyms & text shorthand

  • poontang — [ pu:ntaŋ] noun N. Amer. vulgar slang 1》 sexual activity. 2》 a woman or women regarded in terms of potential sexual gratification. Origin 1920s: alt. of Fr. putain prostitute …   English new terms dictionary

  • poontang — poon·tang …   English syllables

  • poontang — /ˈpuntæŋ/ (say poohntang) noun US Colloquial (taboo) 1. the vagina and external female genitalia. 2. sexual intercourse with a woman. 3. a woman or women in general, seen in a sexual context. {? French putain prostitute} …  

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