"taint", anatomical

[Jonathan Lighter]

It can apply to either sex. Most HDAS exx. are feminine.

JL

On Wed, Apr 11, 2012 at 2:26 PM, Jonathan Lighter <wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>wrote:

> The HDAS files have this from California, 1970.
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> JL
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> 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:
>>
>> Does "taint" mean what I think it does? Is this usage common?
>> >
>>
>> 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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