quim en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /kwɪm/
- (Received-Pronunciation) audio
- [kʰw̥ɪm]
Etymology
Uncertain; perhaps an alteration of queme. The English Dialect Dictionary has a citation of "quim and cosh" from 1723 which it glosses as "intimate and familiar". Compare also quaint, cunt. Derivation from Welsh cwm (“hollow”) is sometimes suggested, but the OED notes that this is "unlikely on both semantic and phonological grounds".
Meanings
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(vulgar) The female genitalia; the vulva.
Her quim grew wet, ready to welcome it.
2005, Margaret Carter, Maiden Flights, →ISBN, page 131:As for whores—they are sometimes daughters of fine homes peddling their quim and quiff for a thumbnail of cocaine or a tot of rot-gut whiskey.
1970, Stephen Longstreet, Nell Kimball: Her Life as an American Madam, Macmillan, →ISBN, page 145:Ho! What do I here behold? Were you brushing the cobwebs off a few quims?
1922 February 2, James Joyce, “[Episode 18: Penelope]”, in Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC, part III [Nostos], page 938:When she's done he licks the last few drops from his lips. More cling, golden clear, to the glossy hairs of her quim.
1973, Thomas Pynchon, Gravity's Rainbow, 1st US edition, New York: Viking Press, →ISBN, part 2: Une Perm au Casino Hermann Goering, page 235:For one day, when amusing herself with this whim The carrot it snapped, and part stuck in her quim.
1879, anonymous author, “The Wanton Lass”, in The Pearl, number 1:
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(derogatory, vulgar) An extremely unpleasant or objectionable person.
(to Black Widow) In every way, [Clint Barton] knows your fear! And then he'll wake…to see his good work…When he screams, I'll split his skull! This is my bargain, you mewling quim!
2012, Joss Whedon, The Avengers, spoken by Loki (Tom Hiddleston):
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| quims | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
Translations (8)
de Fotze ((vulgar, slang) female genitalia) · cs píča ((vulgar, slang) female genitalia) · pl pizda ((vulgar, slang) female genitalia) · pl cipa ((vulgar, slang) female genitalia) · pl cipsko ((vulgar, slang) female genitalia) · ja マンコ ((vulgar, slang) female genitalia) · pt xota ((vulgar, slang) female genitalia) · eo piĉo ((vulgar, slang) female genitalia)