Name that part. Words patients use for their own anatomy.

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Ever searched in a patients' room for what you thought she said she needed to "watch her pocketbook" , she staring at you and you staring at her. Then finally saying, mam what color is your pocketbook because I don't see a pocket book here. Only to have her say, no get my washtub out of the drawer, my washcloth and soap. I always like to wash my pocketbook before I go anywhere. Especially down for tests. And close that curtain, too. Then you say, Oh. ;)

A friend of mine was taking care of a post op pt in the PACU and she had something like a lap appy...and she asked if the doctor went above her MOPF (pronounced mumpf is how i hear it) and he said where is that and she replied above the Mound Of ***** Fat. we still laugh hysterically about MOPFs.

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Specializes in LDRP.

had a patient once, when i did pcu, who in and out cath'd himself at home. his wife told me he called it "draining the dragon"

i've heard hoo-ha and cootchie a lot in l & d

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I had a patient call her lady parts a beaver...

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hooha has always been my word! i love it that i've seen it on here so much!

once i overheard the term lulu for the same.

are you in hawaii ?

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Specializes in Orthopedic, Medical surgical, Home Care.

I had a patient call her lady parts her "Muffie"

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Specializes in cardiac med-surg.

i swear i was no where near that pt !

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Specializes in Orthopedic, Medical surgical, Home Care.

Ohhh MY. I cant believe you have that screen name! LMAO

How Hilarious is that. That is a true story. Actually this is what happened

I went in to assess her and she said i need to have a BM. I said OK. So i proceeded to get a suppository to give her and she said. "Last night that male nurse put the suppository in my Muffie!" I was like ...... He did? she said Yes. I apologized for the male nurse. and i said did you tell him? she said "No i didnt want to embarass him." I left the room and LMAO

So advise for male nurses.... Put the rectal suppository in the right cavity!

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My brother and I always called it the front door and the back door. :lol2:

I say va-jay-jay now because of Grey's Anatomy. That line cracked me up.

And someone mentioned a patient wanting to air out. My grandma always took off our diapers as babies so we could. "get some air." Mkaes for some lovely baby pics. ;)

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Specializes in Medical-Surgical, Hemodialysis.

My Mother has always referred to lady parts's as poonies and a member as a tallywagger. :uhoh21: My Aunt refers to flatulence as sparkles. Bubbles maybe, but sparkles? They grew up in a household where sex was never mentioned nor were they even prepared mentally for all the glory that being a woman entails.

I can't decide which is worse my Mother and her slang, or my youngest daughter and her extreme curiosity of the human anatomy. Actually they are both quite entertaining. :lol2:

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Specializes in cardiac med-surg.

i babysat for an english family that called gaseous emissions : windipuffs

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Specializes in Medical-Surgical, Hemodialysis.
i babysat for an english family that called gaseous emissions : windipuffs

That's a new one. My friend and I started referring to them as aromatic hydrocarbons. :lol2: This developed after the lady was caught lighting matches on an airplane to cover up her sparkles or gaseous emissions. ;)

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Specializes in cardiac med-surg.

i call them gaseous exchanges with the environment

i am oh so eco-friendly

please don't blame ozone depletion on me

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