"taint", anatomical

[Jonathan Lighter]

The HDAS files have this from California, 1970.

JL

On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 2:10 PM, Mark Mandel <thnidu at gmail.com> wrote:

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> From a friend's blog, part of a dream. I will give the link if the blog
> owner permits it.
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> I looked across the street and saw two women (African-American, as I
> > recall) being harassed by a white man who wasn't larger than them, but
> who
> > was being nasty and abusive. They cringed and tried to ignore him, but he
> > got more and more obnoxious. My blood boiled with anger on their behalf.
> >
> > Suddenly, I found myself yelling, "KICK HIM IN THE TAINT!" There was
> > shocked silence for a moment, but then all the women around me started
> > yelling it, too. Our corner was swiftly filled with women chanting, "KICK
> > HIM IN THE TAINT! KICK HIM IN THE TAINT! KICK HIM IN THE TAINT!" at the
> top
> > of our lungs. Thus encouraged, the women across the street began kicking
> > this shit out of this guy, who richly deserved it.
> >
>
> My comment:
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> Does "taint" mean what I think it does? Is this usage common?
> >
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> Some pertinent replies:
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>   - "Taint" is the space between the balls & the asshole. T'aint balls,
>   t'aint asshole.
>   And yes, it's pretty common.
>   - I still remember the first time I encountered the term. A woman I was
>   dating mentioned it as part of an overall rant about her ex's hygiene. It
>   was a very colorful, creative and somewhat nauseating monologue.
>   - is *that* where the word came from? I had no idea. Also never heard it
>   used to mean this until about a year ago.
>
> Mark Mandel
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