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After encountering a poster for "Wang's Massage" and having a sensible chuckle, I was struck by the practice of using human names to mean penis. Dick, Johnson, John Thomas, Wang, Dong, and Willy come to mind but this dicktionary I found has a lot more. A moment of consideration about this has resulted in a series of questions of scholarly inquiry: Is there a deeper structural reason why any particular name would be more likely to be used to refer to a penis? By which I mean, could you write an algorithm that could accurately predict how penile any particular name is and if you could, how much information would you need to give it? Is there something you could determine from the phonemic structure alone or does it require some cultural or historical hints as well? Do other languages use human names to mean penis? If they do, did the practice develop independently or did it spread from English? Did English get the practice from a different language? Have any of our names caught on with other languages? Is there a Bouba / Kiki effect for dicks? Or are there other families of penis slang terms that have greater universality? What's the most international way I could refer to a penis in slang? Why does this effect seem to be almost entirely restricted to penises and no other reproductive or non-reproductive body parts? I'm thinking its external non-muscular erectile tissue nature giving a kind of easily anthropomorphised independent life combined with social taboos around mentioning reproductive organs might be the precursors but I'm just working backwards here. Would there even be a way to successfully engineer a human name to catch on and become commonly understood for breasts, or noses, or toes? Or a female name for penis? How does the fact that many male names often mean penis affect people's choice of names when naming a child, or a brand? Are there any statistically significant differences in the childhoods and adult personalities of men with penis names compared to men with names of similar commonality? Anyway, just thought I'd throw these questions out here and see if anyone has any experiences or opinions with this crucially important subject matter
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chaosbreather posted:Or are there other families of penis slang terms that have greater universality? sausages and meat in general
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Apr 13, 2022 01:52
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american women call their vaginas a “john thomas” too, just ask them if you don’t believe me
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Apr 13, 2022 01:57
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in the united states, calling another a male a 'dickface' is a sign of respect for their power and masculine potency
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Mozi posted:in the united states, calling another a male a 'dickface' is a sign of respect for their power and masculine potency sometimes. sometimes its just a literal description of what somebody's face looks like.
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Apr 13, 2022 02:04
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Britney Spears.
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chaosbreather posted:After encountering a poster for "Wang's Massage" and having a sensible chuckle, I was struck by the practice of using human names to mean penis. Dick, Johnson, John Thomas, Wang, Dong, and Willy come to mind but this dicktionary I found has a lot more. A moment of consideration about this has resulted in a series of questions of scholarly inquiry: The gently caress if I'm reading all this, op go screw yourself
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Even if Peter Dinklage wasn't a dwarf, the other kids would still have made fun of him due to his name. Like seriously, how does a family with the name Dinklage think it's a good idea to name their kid Peter? I guess it's not quite as bad as naming him Richard but still...
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Yaldabaoth posted:Even if Peter Dinklage wasn't a dwarf, the other kids would still have made fun of him due to his name. Oh man, I forgot about Peter, that's a good one. Also Dinklage – I feel like that if you said 'my Dinklage hurts' everyone will know what you're talking about. Is that just the first syllable's pure phonic similarity to 'Dick' or is there something about the 'kl' that implies 'tinkle' as well that puts it over the top?
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Apr 13, 2022 02:55
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My deadname was Cock Johnson.
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Apr 13, 2022 03:03
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chaosbreather posted:Oh man, I forgot about Peter, that's a good one. Also Dinklage – I feel like that if you said 'my Dinklage hurts' everyone will know what you're talking about. Is that just the first syllable's pure phonic similarity to 'Dick' or is there something about the 'kl' that implies 'tinkle' as well that puts it over the top? Dink is another word for Dick.
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Apr 13, 2022 03:05
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Wink Dickerson
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Apr 13, 2022 03:38
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I remember when someone put "Mike Hawk" as their name on a spelling test in 5th grade and instead of using the power of deduction and adult reasoning, the teacher decided to angrily ask the class over and over who decided to put "Mike Hawk" as their nam. The legend tried a repeat with Hugh Jazz but it just didn't hit the same.
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Apr 13, 2022 03:42
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chaosbreather posted:Is there a Bouba / Kiki effect for dicks? My Filipino family told me kiki is slang for vagina, not dick, so I'm not sure where that slots into the theory
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Apr 13, 2022 04:58
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big kiki energy
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Apr 13, 2022 04:59
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is this dick a yanny or a laurel i can't tell it just keeps swapping back and forth
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Apr 13, 2022 05:09
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Mr. Smile Face Hat posted:Britney Spears. Nicknamed Slitney years ago after paparazzi took pictures of her exiting the backseat of a car without panties, where you could see the lot. Major media published the blurred versions, but the unblurred ones were available online. Not good jackoff material because of Slitney's recent Caesarian scar.
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Apr 13, 2022 08:31
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It's because the penis is the funniest and also most important body part
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Apr 13, 2022 08:37
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Penises are weird, they look awesome when erect and so so sad when flaccid.
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Apr 13, 2022 09:22
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Big Beef City posted:The gently caress if I'm reading all this, op go screw yourself So you think OP's a dick? IMO OP's preliminary research is sound, and I wish them well in their doctorate thesis on this "gripping" subject.
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Apr 13, 2022 09:32
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Miles O’Toole
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chaosbreather posted:Why does this effect seem to be almost entirely restricted to penises and no other reproductive or non-reproductive body parts? Fanny is slang for vagina in British English, which often leads to hilarious misunderstandings when discussing spanking in mixed company, which is something that I do a lot.
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It’s because men are OBSESSED with penises OP.
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