Two weeks ago I wrote this article for The Sunday Times, it's about how I struggled to find appropriate names for my character's penises and vaginas when I wrote my latest novel, This Way Up.
There are plenty of names out there for our organs, don't get me wrong, but none of them really roll nicely off the tongue - words like 'guava' or 'pork sword' just aren't particularly literary, so I struggled a bit when it came to writing the sex scenes - 'he touched her on her quim' just doesn't sound particularly romantic.
Anyway so I've recieved some great emails from people with their own takes on what we should call our thingies.
Here's one from Kabza who is hilarious:
Reading the above article in your life style edition(May 8) got me laughing and I would like to share some of our kasie names for our members.
Penis - fourfive/njompi/vuvuzela
Vagina - kukunas/khekhe/khekridge or even biscuit
If you go to the loo for a number 1 its called six-nine."O shapa six-nine" meaning u r urinating.
Ta
Kabza
See, as my good friend Wallace always used to say - every day is a school day.
My personal favourites are 'Vuvuzela' for the penis and 'Biscuit' for the vagina.
Brings whole new meaning to 'blowing your vuvuzela', and 'having tea and a biscuit'.
But I have a question, Kabza, why 'fourfive'? Is that the length in feet and inches?
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
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four five sex?
ReplyDeleteI call it my Turkey Purse, Lady Garden or Poonanie.
So Kabza just emailed me the following, I thought i'd share:
ReplyDeleteHi Paige,
I managed to see your blog before it got blocked by my employers anyway the name fourfive is derived from a gun called a fortyfive.
Good to know. Thanks Kabza.
ReplyDelete@Daft Scots Lass, i like Turkey Purse, although not sure i could use it in a sentence in my next manuscript with a straight face.
Loving the ideas. I always find that people have the funniest names for their "bits" or what they encourage their children use.....
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