"poontang" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈpuːntæŋ/ Audio: En-au-poontang.ogg Forms: poontangs [plural]
Etymology: Origin uncertain. Likely from French putain (“prostitute”). Compare Jamaican Creole punani (“female genitalia”); also Tagalog putang ina (“contemptible person”, literally “prostitute-mother”) from Spanish puta (“prostitute”). Etymology templates: {{unc|en|nocap=1}} uncertain, {{bor|en|fr|putain||prostitute}} French putain (“prostitute”), {{cog|jam|punani|t=female genitalia}} Jamaican Creole punani (“female genitalia”), {{cog|tl|putang ina|lit=prostitute-mother|t=contemptible person}} Tagalog putang ina (“contemptible person”, literally “prostitute-mother”), {{cog|es|puta|t=prostitute}} Spanish puta (“prostitute”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} poontang (countable and uncountable, plural poontangs)
  1. (US, colloquial, vulgar) Female genitalia; the vulva or vagina. Tags: US, colloquial, countable, uncountable, vulgar Categories (topical): Genitalia Synonyms (vulgar: female genitalia): poon
    Sense id: en-poontang-en-noun-kuXZlqK1 Disambiguation of Genitalia: 70 21 9 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 18 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 19 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 21 36 Disambiguation of 'vulgar: female genitalia': 91 7 3
  2. (US, slang, vulgar, uncountable) Sexual intercourse with a woman. Tags: US, slang, uncountable, vulgar
    Sense id: en-poontang-en-noun-rV4WX~AL Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 18 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 19 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 21 36
  3. (US, slang, vulgar, dated, derogatory, offensive) A woman, especially when discussed from a heavily sexualized, sexist, and misogynist perspective. Tags: US, countable, dated, derogatory, offensive, slang, uncountable, vulgar Categories (topical): Sexism
    Sense id: en-poontang-en-noun-48Gp38UD Disambiguation of Sexism: 36 8 56 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 38 18 44 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 39 19 41 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 21 36
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tang, punani, cooch, coochie, clam, vagina and Thesaurus:vulva, poon [vulgar], pussy, ass, tail, pootang

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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