The vagina song: 26 names and counting

Do you have a pet name for your genitals? Or are you yet to come up with one? Lord knows it’s been the subject of intense discussion before .

The real words are not terribly pretty but we’re yet to settle on widely accepted substitutes, at least not when it comes to women.

The Age’s senior writer Suzy Freeman-Greene wrote about the increasing number of women electing to have cosmetic surgery on their genitals, “…as the shape of the vagina becomes a crazy new source of angst, we still don’t even have an affectionate word to describe it. Where is the cosy, non-threatening equivalent to ”willy”? This linguistic absence speaks volumes about social attitudes towards female genitalia. Meanwhile, the c-word endures as a form of abuse.”

In case you’re missing the perfect name, this catchy song – which is actually an ad for the Mooncup – will give you plenty of ideas. Our personal favourite is the “supersonic rocket socket”.

What do you call yours – do you have a special name for it?

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