Why do sexual human parts have the same name as animals?

And which came first?

Cock = Type of Bird 🐓
Tits = Type of Bird 🕊️
Boobies = Type of Bird 🕊️
Ass = Donkey 🐴
Pussy = Cat 🐈

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bijouxbroussard · F

Those are slang terms. They’re not the actual names. And people have all kinds of reasons for using slang.

Viper · M

@bijouxbroussard yeah, but why are all the slang terms also animal terms?

ninalanyon · 61-69, T

@Viper Cock is not slang for penis in English, both are words for the same organ and cock is the older of the two.

bijouxbroussard · F

@ninalanyon In English, doesn’t cock mean "rooster" ?

ninalanyon · 61-69, T

@bijouxbroussard Yes, it means that too. This page has shows the dates and some etymology: https://www.etymonline.com/word/cock

bijouxbroussard · F

@ninalanyon So as a synonym for "penis" it is slang or idiomatic, albeit very old slang.

The slang word has led to an avoidance of cock in the literal sense via the euphemistic rooster.

ninalanyon · 61-69, T

@bijouxbroussard No it is a very old word that was the word for the organ in English but has come to be regarded as unacceptable in polite society, that doesn't make it slang.

bijouxbroussard · F

@ninalanyon The link you provided refers to it as a slang term. It’s not the medical term for the organ.

ninalanyon · 61-69, T

@bijouxbroussard True it isn't the medical term, but in English it is the older term for the organ. So not slang, merely not polite any more, too earthy for our modern sensibilities.

P.s. You can't believe everything you read on the Internet :-)