Date:  Thu, 10 Jul 1997 08:57:49 -0400
From:  Jesse T Sheidlower <jester[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]PANIX.COM>
Subject: Re: Golden Oldies

>
> In contribution to my own query, when I first met Karl Nicholas he came to
> me after I had presented a paper, introduced himself, and said, "I bet you
> thought 'cock' referred to female anatomy until you entered the service."
> He was right. Is anyone else familiar with that usage? Some ten years

_Cock_ 'the female genitalia' is a well-known Southernism; see DARE
and HDAS. It's almost totally unheard of outside the south, except
in Black E. The rapper "Li'l Kim," who is known for her explicit
lyrics, uses it in a recent song.

Jesse Sheidlower
<jester[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]panix.com>