Actually the c word originally referred to the home of a small furry animal like a rabbit or other such. In other words it was another word for their den or burrow. At least that's what I'm given to understand. In that way it parallels the origin of the proper Latin name of said anatomy. Said word having been the name (that the Romans used) for the scabbard in which a sword is placed when not in use. It's interesting that both words originally were meant to be visually descriptive.
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Originally Posted by ShortNCuddlyAm
Warning - this is veering off topic and into rant territory, so I apologise in advance 
The one thing that really, really bothers me about the c (and the t word, although not as many people seem to know what that actually means) word is the double standard applied to swear words based on male and female anatomy. I find it incredibly offensive that a slang name for a part of me is considered to be more vulgar, more offensive, more derogatory than the slang name(s) for the closest equivilant part of male anatomy. Why are my reproductive organs more offensive than my husband's? |