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pudendum

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pu·den·dum  (py-dndm)
n. pl. pu·den·da (-d)
The human external genital organs, especially of a woman. Often used in the plural.
[Latin, neuter gerundive of pudre, to make or be ashamed.]
pu·dendal (-dndl) adj.
pudendum [pjuːˈdɛndəm]
n pl -da [-də]
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) (often plural) the human external genital organs collectively, esp of a female
[from Late Latin, from Latin pudenda the shameful (parts), from pudēre to be ashamed]
pudendal , pudic [ˈpjuːdɪk] adj
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Noun1.pudendum - human external genital organs collectively especially of a female
genital organ, genitalia, genitals, private parts, privates, crotch - external sex organ
Translations
pudendum
n pl <pudenda>
(of woman) → Vulva f
pudenda pl (of either sex) → primäre Geschlechtsmerkmale pl, → Scham f (geh)
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In the late 19th-20th centuries in coarse slang the word was used for 'the female pudendum, hence, sexual intercourse; women considered sexually' (cf.
Zoosemic terms denoting FEMALE HUMAN BEINGS: semantic derogation of ... by Kieltyka, Robert / Studia Anglica Posnaniensia: international review of English Studies
Thus instantly does Edward's passion for Jane arise--a "fit" that bereaves him "of all reason" (I, 1800-01) and causes him to pursue her lustfully (at first in disguise) until he has possessed her body like the most desirable "jewell" in her goldsmith's shop or the "ring" on her finger (I, 1877, 1888); the "ring," of course, contains a bawdy pun on pudendum (as in The Merchant of Venice, 5.
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The pudendum looks odd; I'm told that Ob-Gyn and art collector Don Rubell described it as "engorged.
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