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Euphemisms, or terms used in place of other words, and slang are a key part of how we talk about all things intimate. While vagina<\/em> and penis <\/em>are the \u2018proper\u2019 terms, they feel awkward when talking casually compared to pussy<\/em> and dick<\/em>. Every language and time period has its own words to describe body parts, sex acts and types of people. Sometimes we hold on to those words for centuries, but sometimes old slang sounds bizarre and downright comical!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following are made available by The Project Gutenberg publication of The 1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue, originally by Francis Grose<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Doing The Deed<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

There are infinite ways to describe the horizontal tango<\/em>; like knocking boots<\/em> or getting laid.<\/em> At the turn of the 19th century, you could have a brush with <\/em>a beautiful woman, or relish<\/em> her. If it was a quickie<\/em>, you would take a flourish, <\/em>and if you decided to have a mostly clothed romp<\/em> outside of the bedroom, you would be taking a flyer<\/em>.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sugar Sticks & Bubbies<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Slang terms for body parts are also common and change constantly. What we call boobs, titties <\/em>and ta-tas, <\/em>were once called diddeys, bubbies <\/em>and a woman’s apple dumplin’ shop. <\/em>A busty<\/em> woman could be called a bushel bubby<\/em>! As for pussy, <\/em>the words quim <\/em>and madge<\/em> were popular euphemisms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Don\u2019t worry, dicks <\/em>were not forgotten! Cocks <\/em>were described as deliciously naughty sugar sticks<\/em> and if you were a shower, not a grower<\/em>, you might be described as having a lobcock<\/em>. One of the wittier phrases was the silent flute<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

People<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Not all parts of language change though; this 18th-century text still described well-endowed<\/em> blokes as well-hung. <\/em>Also, while gold digger<\/em> usually refers to a young woman and a rich man, the term fortune hunter<\/em> was reserved for men who were seeking wealthy wives!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are also many terms for promiscuous ladies, sex workers and women in general, though some aren\u2019t as kind as others. Dirty puzzle<\/em> is defined as \u201ca nasty slut\u201d which has definitely appeared in more than a few XXX video titles. A few highlights include quean, trollop <\/em>and strumpet <\/em>all referring to lusty babes, plus harlot<\/em> of course!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Language is constantly changing and as new words emerge, the old ones can fade away. It\u2019s amusing to imagine using those words today since they seem so foreign to us. If you fancy taking a flourish <\/em>of your own, check out the available babes here<\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Euphemisms, or terms used in place of other words, and slang are a key part of how we talk about all things intimate. While vagina and penis are the \u2018proper\u2019 terms, they feel awkward when talking casually compared to pussy and dick. Every language and time period has its own words to describe body parts, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[361],"tags":[324],"class_list":["post-7303","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-history","tag-dirty-talk"],"yoast_head":"\nDirty Talk In The 18th Century - Harlots Canberra<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"It\u2019s amusing to imagine using those words today since they seem so foreign. 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