word of the day - 31 august 2010

cun.ni.lin.gus n. Derived from a vulgar Latin word for the vulva (cunnus) and the Latin word for tongue (lingua).

see also: cunnilingual.

i love that the latter half of this word is the root of the modern word "language". it's interesting to me that this form of the word would catch on as opposed to, say, cunnoralis, focusing on the tongue and the connotations thereof instead of the entire mouth. hm!