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20 Lesbian Slang Terms You've Never Heard Before

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on June 12, 2012

totally hitting that janey tonight

The following terms were listed and defined in the 1989 Alyson Almanac's "Dictionary of Slang and Historical Terms." Most of the terms in the dictionary referenced gay male activities, but there were plenty of special lesbian words I'd never heard before in my whole life and so many words for VAGINA.

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from "A DICTIONARY OF SLANG AND HISTORICAL TERMS"

terms and definitions remain intact

1. BAMBI-SEXUALITY: Physical interaction centered more about touching, kissing, and caressing than around genital sexuality. Not to be confused with bestiality, a very different concept.

2. MAKE SCISSORS OF SOMEONE: To masturbate a woman by simultaneously rubbing her clitoris with the thumb and her anus with the forefinger.

3. KIKI: 1940s slang for a lesbian comfortable with either a passive or aggressive partner.

4. DESPERATION NUMBER: A sex partner found just before closing time at the bar.

5. BUMPER-TO-BUMPER: Vagina-to-vagina. Generally used in reference to two lesbians engaging in sex, or dancing, etc. Occasionally used in referring to gay men or heterosexual couples.

6. FUNCH: A quick sexual encounter performed at lunchtime.

7. JOHNSON BAR: A dildo.

8. JANEY: Vagina.

9. KISSING FISH: Lesbians.

10. DADDLE: To engage in lesbian sex, in a face-to-face position.

11. GILLETTE BLADE: A bisexual woman.

12. LUKE: The coital fluid in a woman.

13. MISSIONARY WORK: An attempt by a gay man or lesbian to seduce a straight person of the same sex.

14. HOLD A BOWLING BALL: To sexually stimulate another woman by rubbing the thumb and forefinger, simultaneously, on her clitoris and anus.

15. CANTONESE GROIN: A dildo. The term appears in a medieval novel, describing a plant used in China for this purpose.

16. DISHONORABLE DISCHARGE: To masturbate at home after unsuccessfully going out in search of a sex partner.

17. MOLLY DYKE: The more passive woman in a lesbian relationship or liaison.

18. SLACKS: A lesbian. The term is now considered obsolete.

19. TIT KING: A lesbian attracted to women with large breasts.

20. MUFFER: A woman who muffs / muff-dives.

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66 responses to “20 Lesbian Slang Terms You've Never Heard Before”

  1. nicole
    nicole
    June 12, 2012 at 7:37 am

    I will try my best to use as many of these words as possible. Also sort of relevent, there is a lesbo bar in Toronto called Slacks. I thought it was referring to masculine women wearing pants or some stereotype like that. interesting.

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    1. Rocketsnail
      Rocketsnail (member)
      June 12, 2012 at 9:08 am Report user

      That was the first thing I thought of when I read that, too. Their name makes a lot more sense to me now.

      Don’t think I can actually use any of these terms unless I’m walking around with suspenders and a cigar though. It just wouldn’t feel right.

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    2. Rocketsnail
      Rocketsnail (member)
      June 12, 2012 at 9:09 am Report user

      That was the first thing I thought of when I read that, too. Their name makes a lot more sense to me now.

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      1. Rem
        Rem (member)
        June 12, 2012 at 11:52 am Report user

        It’s not the greatest bar, but it is the only bar in Toronto that caters specifically to lesbians. that said, I love a few of these terms, specially janey, muffer, tit king…..and dishonouraable discharge. HAH

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  2. Darby
    Darby (member)
    June 12, 2012 at 7:43 am Report user

    New goal: Use all of these words in regular conversation at least once.

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  3. Ciara
    Ciara (member)
    June 12, 2012 at 7:43 am Report user

    Weirdly I have heard of kiki, but only because that’s what my parents called me when i was a kid…i don’t think they knew though.

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    1. Ciara
      Ciara (member)
      June 12, 2012 at 7:44 am Report user

      i got quite a surprise when i googled it one day, it all made sense :P

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    2. Olivia
      Olivia (member)
      June 12, 2012 at 3:06 pm Report user

      kiki also refers to when two drag queens get together and have sex

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    3. Aly
      Aly (member)
      June 12, 2012 at 4:58 pm Report user

      kiki was my first word…looks like I was a switch even as a toddler!

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      1. Dina
        Dina (member)
        June 13, 2012 at 4:30 am Report user

        Me too! (My mother says I meant “kitty”. See, I even loved pussy!)

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  4. apple juice
    apple juice (member)
    June 12, 2012 at 8:11 am Report user

    BRB GOT MISSIONARY WORK TO DO

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    1. Paper0Flowers
      Paper0Flowers (member)
      June 21, 2012 at 1:56 am Report user

      Praise.

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  5. antiant
    antiant (member)
    June 12, 2012 at 8:13 am Report user

    Someone had to do it, right? Might as well be me…

    Today was the day I exclaimed to myself! I was going out to FUNCH with Jenny! Jenny and I met at a local club in Los Angeles, where we engaged in BUMPER TO BUMPER all night long! She had told me about her MISSIONARY WORK and I was in awe of how compassionate she felt toward such work. Being the KIKI that I am, I didn’t mind her BAMBI-SEXUALITY at first, but then I remembered how much of a TIT KING I was and she did not disappoint! We were both total SLACKS in the bedroom and she seemed to be a MOLLY DYKE. I put on my JOHNSON BAR and remembered how much I loved to HOLD A BOWLING BALL! A week ago I had a DISHONORABLE DISCHARGE because I couldn’t find my DESPERATION NUMBER at the local club I frequent, until I met Jenny. Jenny was a total MUFFER, she was no GILLETTE BLADE and her JANEY was beautiful. We skee-DADDLE’d in my bedroom for a little while, then I told her how much I would love to try my CANTONESE GROIN on her. This was the moment I was waiting for, TO MAKE SCISSORS OF SOMEONE! We were KISSING FISH and the sound of her moans reminded me of that LUKEwarm feeling, two women have when merging together for the first time. It was HEAVEN and I was so happy I met and found Jenny!

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    1. Annie
      Annie (member)
      June 12, 2012 at 9:20 am Report user

      well done

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      1. antiant
        antiant (member)
        June 12, 2012 at 10:57 am Report user

        Thank you. My first thought upon reading this article, “Oh my god someone needs to make a sentence using all these words, let me see if I can rise to the challenge!” Then BAM! Done in about 30 minutes.

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        1. Lj
          Lj (member)
          June 12, 2012 at 10:11 pm

          you go girl! that was one helluva nice homework you’ve done right here :D

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    2. Poo-Tah
      Poo-Tah (member)
      June 12, 2012 at 4:14 pm Report user

      Am I the only one who went back to check what HEAVEN meant?

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      1. antiant
        antiant (member)
        June 12, 2012 at 6:08 pm Report user

        Haha, my bad! I tried to add extra “oomph” to it…

        Let’s “define” HEAVEN = Having.Everlasting.Arousing.Vaginas.Embrace.Nirvana… LOL, I’m totally cracking the fuck up here, I can go on and on with this.

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    3. Silas Stingy
      Silas Stingy
      June 13, 2012 at 1:58 am

      Jenny as in Mia Kirshner ? Then this post works for me a whole lot better.Oh Jenny,how I miss your fucked up beautifulness.

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    4. Jessica
      Jessica (member)
      March 28, 2013 at 4:53 pm Report user

      “but then I remembered how much of a TIT KING I was” <—-!!!!!!!

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  6. Jess
    Jess
    June 12, 2012 at 8:43 am

    ^this!

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  7. Gwenhwyvar
    Gwenhwyvar
    June 12, 2012 at 8:45 am

    Time to start using these at every opportunity! Kissing fish for some reason makes me particularly happy.

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    1. Pup
      Pup
      September 14, 2012 at 6:11 pm

      Me too!

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  8. Allie B
    Allie B (member)
    June 12, 2012 at 8:51 am Report user

    In Utah ‘missionary work’ has a completely different meaning. I can use it in casual conversation and people passing by will think I’m a saint when in reality I’m fucking their Mormon daughters.

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    1. Alissa
      Alissa (member)
      June 13, 2012 at 9:09 am Report user

      ^ LMAO! That just made me spit out my water a little.

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  9. Jeti
    Jeti
    June 12, 2012 at 9:12 am

    If I would ever go to the UK or the USA, people would probably pronounce my name like number 8. Never knew my name was so gay.

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  10. Carmen SanDiego
    Carmen SanDiego (member)
    June 12, 2012 at 9:15 am Report user

    Gillette blade is also a slang in portuguese and also meaning a bissexual (male or female)
    Good to know some things are universal…

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    1. Donna
      Donna (member)
      June 22, 2012 at 6:10 pm Report user

      I’m taking this as a clue to your current whereabouts, Ms. Sandiego.

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  11. Bridget
    Bridget (member)
    June 12, 2012 at 9:19 am Report user

    I am now making it my mission for today to figure out a way to make ‘Tit King’ my new twitter handle.

    On a side note: ‘Janie’s Got a Gun’ was playing on my boss’ itunes in our office when I was reading this and I about spit out my coffee when I read the definition of ‘Janey’ on the list. I love when Autostraddle articles sync up with things going on around me.

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  12. Jane
    Jane (member)
    June 12, 2012 at 9:20 am Report user

    My name is Jane; I often get called Janey, and my family is always asking me if I want to go on a mission. Little do they know that I already have one convert…

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    1. Pup
      Pup
      September 14, 2012 at 6:16 pm

      Once you get one the calling can seize forever! Proceed with caution young grasshopper.

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  13. Annie
    Annie (member)
    June 12, 2012 at 9:22 am Report user

    I shall be adding ‘funch’ and ‘missionary work’ to my vernacular.

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  14. katrina
    katrina (member)
    June 12, 2012 at 9:36 am Report user

    omg dishonorable discharge. too close.

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  15. Cait
    Cait
    June 12, 2012 at 9:56 am

    I am thrilled to learn the term Molly Dyke. People should know this word so I can identify myself. People think I’m turning them down when really I just need them to be super aggressive at first. Also I need more Bambi-sexuality in my life.

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  16. Ash
    Ash (member)
    June 12, 2012 at 10:19 am Report user

    JOHNSON BAR.

    Really, that is all.

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  17. Anna
    Anna
    June 12, 2012 at 11:01 am

    “LUKE: The coital fluid in a woman.”

    BRB rewatching Star Wars.

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  18. B'alam
    B'alam (member)
    June 12, 2012 at 11:04 am Report user

    Kiki makes me think of Scissor Sisters, but I think their definition is different.

    This list makes me so happy for reasons I don’t understand, but I plan on using these words whenever possible.

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  19. Erin
    Erin (member)
    June 12, 2012 at 12:14 pm Report user

    These sound like they came out of a Guy Ritchie script. I’ve never heard any of these except for muffer maybe. I’m apparently quiet the innocent.

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  20. James
    James (member)
    June 12, 2012 at 12:38 pm Report user

    Lol at bambi sexuality and dishonorable discharge. Well not so much laugh out loud at the latter as it was my life Sunday night.

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  21. Christine
    Christine (member)
    June 12, 2012 at 12:47 pm Report user

    Coital fluid.

    No wonder they had to come up with a weird slang term for that.

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  22. wallow
    wallow (member)
    June 12, 2012 at 2:29 pm Report user

    Janey’s got a gun

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  23. chrissie riot
    chrissie riot
    June 12, 2012 at 2:53 pm

    It’s interesting that kiki is dyke slang but ki ki is drag slag for very different things. ki ki being sex in drag.

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  24. Jenn
    Jenn (member)
    June 12, 2012 at 3:17 pm Report user

    Sigh. I guess I need to change my occupation to “dishonorably discharged” …

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  25. Tzipora
    Tzipora (member)
    June 12, 2012 at 4:22 pm Report user

    Oh my God. I grew up in a house on Slacks Road. My oldest lesbi-friend lived four houses down from me. MUST BE FATE! :P

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  26. Molly S
    Molly S (member)
    June 12, 2012 at 4:24 pm Report user

    Woooowwwww. My name is Molly and I actually am a molly dyke.

    So there’s that…

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    1. molly hayes
      molly hayes (member)
      June 12, 2012 at 6:27 pm Report user

      haha. molly dyke is super appropriate for me too.

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  27. Kissing Fish
    Kissing Fish
    June 12, 2012 at 5:20 pm

    I’m only seeing 19 terms on this list because my brother’s name is Luke AND LALALALALALA I CAN’T HEAR YOU

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  28. Sarah
    Sarah
    June 12, 2012 at 5:35 pm

    omgosh! i’m a KIKI!Ive finally found the perfect description. also does anyone else think that funch sounds like when two janeys full of luke squish together? hehe..

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  29. Liz
    Liz (member)
    June 12, 2012 at 7:55 pm Report user

    FUNCH! This is my favorite. That’s a fun fucking lunch if you ask me.

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  30. Rachael
    Rachael
    June 12, 2012 at 8:41 pm

    A lot of these would make awesome band names. Cantonese Groin especially.

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  31. bra
    bra
    June 12, 2012 at 9:47 pm

    I’m not sober and I can’t with this article. Really, like this is my life, Jessie J, kittens and unicorns.

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  32. Jessica
    Jessica
    June 13, 2012 at 12:23 pm

    So far tonight I’ve had a mother of all awkward conversations with my fucking homophobic arsey mother. And I’ve been sitting here feeling sorry for myself waaaaaaaiting for the day I can move out of here.
    Open up autostraddle for a bit of queer space.
    Oh my lord you’ve brightened up my night.
    I just can’t. So much snort laughing happening.
    I love this place.

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  33. Fox Maverick
    Fox Maverick (member)
    June 13, 2012 at 2:35 pm Report user

    Just to clear up, in the drag queen community kiki is slang for gossip and kai kai is slang for two drag queens who have sex with each other. It’s confusing but I have a source to verify this information which is an episode from rupaul’s drag race from the most recent season. It was explained in the episode when they have a political debate and PhiPhi wants her campaign slogan to be “kiki with PhiPhi” to which Dan Savage says something to the effect of “isn’t that when two drag queens sex each other” and RuPaul corrects him and tells him to kiki is to gossip & that kai kai is when two drag queens have sexy times.

    TL:DR to kiki is to gossip. to kai kai is drag queen sexy times

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    1. Cynthia2692
      Cynthia2692
      March 30, 2013 at 2:48 pm

      I’d also like to cite, for the record, the Scissor Sisters’ “Let’s Have a Kiki,” which is practically a drag anthem: “A kiki is a party, for calming all your nerves; we’re sipping tea and dishing just desserts one may deserve.”

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  34. Heather
    Heather (member)
    June 13, 2012 at 7:00 pm Report user

    I can’t wait to tell my mom I’m grabbing funch with a friend later this week and laugh so hard on the inside.

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  35. Kali
    Kali
    June 14, 2012 at 7:01 am

    Oh gods please let my date on Saturday night go well, If she’s too much of a molly dyke I’ll end up with another dishonourable discharge….

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  36. Haviland
    Haviland
    June 16, 2012 at 9:16 am

    Unicorn Plan-It has a Bambi, and in season 2, a Molly…
    from the corner of just sayin’…
    http://www.unicornplanit.com

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  37. hf
    hf
    June 17, 2012 at 8:20 pm

    HOW CAN I STILL WORK AT A FISH RESTAURANT CALLED LUKE’S WITH THIS NEW INFORMATION. WHY AUTOSTRADDLE WHY

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  38. Pterodactyl
    Pterodactyl
    June 20, 2012 at 11:24 am

    Heh heh “muff-dives”

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  39. Steph M.
    Steph M. (member)
    June 23, 2012 at 5:29 pm Report user

    Tangentially related – I have a shirt that says “muff divers local 184 – we dive at five” on it.

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  40. Devon Broderick
    Devon Broderick (member)
    June 24, 2012 at 6:10 pm Report user

    Why do I think kiki is such a cute term? I’ll have to start using it. I love the tit king to.

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  41. Ellen Parkhurst
    Ellen Parkhurst (member)
    August 25, 2012 at 11:32 am

    New goal: have an in depth talk with a Mormon about our respective missionary work.

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  42. Cynthia2692
    Cynthia2692
    March 30, 2013 at 2:21 pm

    I believe there is a great need in this country for the “missionary work” detailed in this article. Perhaps I can do some grant writing through my school. Charity begins at home and spreads abroad.

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  43. anonymous
    anonymous
    April 1, 2013 at 5:47 pm

    I’m going to have to start referring to myself as a gilette blade at every possible opportunity.

    That is all.

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  44. Sheah
    Sheah (member)
    April 2, 2013 at 1:23 pm Report user

    I’ll take your word for it with Gillette Blade, I’m not even gonna ask why :D

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  45. Omoboye
    Omoboye
    May 18, 2013 at 5:33 am

    Wow just heard of all dis slangs

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