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I said, "This week is sometimes called "Twixtmas"
And Judy said she'd seen it called "Taint week because 't'aint Christmas and 't'ain't New Year. There is," she added, "another connotation."
Well, I have to know these things so I looked it up and found taint is a slang term for the perineum- which ain't the genitals and ain't the anus. Is this in common usage or am I not alone in having had it pass me by?
Origin of the term? Uncertain, but probably US of A, mid 20th century.
Actually I've learned two things, because if you'd asked me before today where the perineum was I wouldn't have had a clue.
And Judy said she'd seen it called "Taint week because 't'aint Christmas and 't'ain't New Year. There is," she added, "another connotation."
Well, I have to know these things so I looked it up and found taint is a slang term for the perineum- which ain't the genitals and ain't the anus. Is this in common usage or am I not alone in having had it pass me by?
Origin of the term? Uncertain, but probably US of A, mid 20th century.
Actually I've learned two things, because if you'd asked me before today where the perineum was I wouldn't have had a clue.
