"taint", anatomical

[Laurence Horn]

On Apr 12, 2012, at 10:20 PM, James Harbeck wrote:

> An alternate term for the perineum that I heard on a Saturday Night Live sketch once is ABC -- anus-ball connector. I don't know how popular it is.

That one does seem to have the disadvantage of being rather male centric. And prejudiced against eunuchs as well as women.  Taint fair!


> I find, in Urban Dictionary, a definition that gives as synonyms "grundle" and "nifkin," neither of which heretofore known to me, but both of which having very good presences in Urban Dictionary.
>
> Last person I recall hearing "taint" from in conversation was wielding an ultrasound wand at a clinic.
>
So it's really the technical term for "perineum", as we all suspected.

LH

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