Preferred moniker for breasts...

**FuryFox** · 25 Feb 2003, 10:39 PM

Several threads of late have brought this to my attention...how do you all refer to breasts in normal conversation?

I only wonder, because, ashamed as I am to admit it (okay, not really) I'm a total breast-man, and my girlfriend has them, so they tend to come up in conversation quite a bit. However, she always uses the term "boobs" or "boobies" which I find really annoying (which, I'm guessing, is the main reason she does it). A lot of you seem to use "tits", which around here, is fairly derogatory. So what's the norm?

Be funny if you want, but, I was looking more for euphemisms than slang like "melons" or "funbags" or what have you.

And: Yes, I'm bored, and what I can't look up on the computer at work I can at least talk about

**Sqoon** · 25 Feb 2003, 10:51 PM

I heard them called 'puhjubbies' once.

**Rick** · 25 Feb 2003, 10:51 PM

Bosom is my favorite. It's so sleek.

**Captain Vegetable** · 25 Feb 2003, 10:52 PM

I like "boobers." Though I don't use that one on a regular basis, some people around here do, and I laugh everytime I read it.

**NGEFreek** · 25 Feb 2003, 11:03 PM

I've used "Jubblies" for a while now, though "breasteses" (yes, with two sets of es's) was used before jubblies.

**FuryFox** · 25 Feb 2003, 11:05 PM

Agreed, I find "teh b00b3rZ" funny to read, but I'd never say it.

Usage can be tricky:
-when talking to the person who's breasts they are: breasts (e.g. "Oops, didn't mean to smoosh your breast [when wrestling]"...or "Yeah, that bra makes your breasts look nice.")

-when referring to a third party's breasts, it's her: chest (e.g. "That girl has got some chest, huh?")

-when referring to them in a non-serious way: boobs (e.g. "She tried to catch the frisbee but they just bounced off her boobs.")

I can't seem to use anything else since it always sounds like they're either being objectified, or it's derogatory.