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Etymology edit

Origin uncertain. Likely from French putain (prostitute).[1][2] Compare Jamaican Creole punani (female genitalia); also Tagalog putang ina (contemptible person, literally prostitute-mother) from Spanish puta (prostitute).

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  • IPA(key): /ˈpuːntæŋ/
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Noun edit

poontang (countable and uncountable, plural poontangs)

  1. (US, colloquial, vulgar) Female genitalia; the vulva or vagina.
  2. (US, slang, vulgar, uncountable) Sexual intercourse with a woman.

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    Eric Partridge (2005) “poontang”, in Tom Dalzell and Terry Victor, editors, The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, volumes 2 (J–Z), London, New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 1522.:[] it almost certainly comes from the French putain (prostitute).
  2. ^ Jonathon Green (2024) “poontang n.”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang