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As for the word “fuck”: it’s recorded as meaning anal sex in the 1690s Incidentally, remember “Grotbags” the witch from 80s kids’ telly? Well, it had exactly the same meaning as “scumbag” and the producers must have been having a laugh.ĭon’t worry, it’s back to 18th-century porn now.

“Scumbag” has changed meaning somewhat since it was introduced in the 1960s. The 1950s and 60s gave us “rubber johnny” and “johnny”. Just what is it about the French and condoms? “Dreadnought” and the still-in-use “French tickler” came from the 1910s. Condoms weren’t mass-produced until much later - so it’s not surprising that slang names weren’t common until the 20th century. We’ve never heard anyone use the phrase “French-fried ice-cream” though, and that only dates from 1972! It’s very old-fashioned but some people still call condoms “French letters” On the other hand, “spunk” was first recorded in use in the late nineteenth century. In the 1600s, “mettle” was yet another term for semen. The phrase “testing one’s mettle” takes on a whole new meaning when you discover what it was slang for We’re entirely illustrating this article with 18th-century porn - hope you don’t mind. Other phrases for ejaculation in varying levels of current useĪnd, possibly our favourite, “piss one’s tallow” from the 1590s. The use of “coming” for having an orgasm has been around since the 1590s! There also lots that were once in common use, but have dropped so far out of the language that they now sound utterly bizarre. What’s most surprising is how many slang terms for sex date back further than you’d imagine Over at Timeslider, a couple of fascinating timelines have popped up, using data from his various compendia of slang Jonathan Green is an expert lexicographer with a special interest in slang and how the everyday phrases we use have changed over the years.

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