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[Jonathan Lighter]

How about syn. "junk"?

JL

On Sat, Sep 9, 2017 at 11:48 PM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:

> "8. in sexual contexts [20C+ use is usu. US black].”
>       (a) the [vulva]… fig. used as female sexuality.
>
>
> "Usu. US black” is certainly true, in my experience. It’s a clip of _that
> good stuff_ , a quasi-euphemistic alternate term for _pussy_. However, it
> appears to be breaking the bonds of race, sex, and nationality..
>
> Here’s an instance of its use by a black Englishwoman:
>
> “He sat next to me and started touching my stuff.”
>
> https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-41038652/he-touched-my-back-down-to-my-bum
> ca.0:03
>
> Also, as is the case with _tap that ass_, the term has clearly lost its
> former level-10 obscenity.
>
> --
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