Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A pubic wig.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A wig; a tuft or portion of false hair added to the natural hair.
- noun A mop used in cleaning cannon.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun Originally, a wig; afterwards, a mop for cleaning cannon.
- noun A patch of false hair, or something resembling hair, worn on a string over the female pudenda; -- used by stripteasers.
- noun slang The hair on the female pubic area.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A woman's
pubic wig . Worn for nude stage appearances and by women after shaving their pubic hair (originally to eliminate lice, etc.; now often as a fashion item). - noun A
mop for cleaningcannon . - noun UK, slang, pejorative An
American .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Examples
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When I first heard the word merkin, I thought it had something to do with mermaids and mermen, all fresh fish below the waist.
In the Fullness of Time Emily W. Upham 2010
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Available in all colors, the merkin is the perfect way to hide those little imperfections.
Pubic Hair Dye aka TBTAM 2008
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A "merkin" is a pubic wig that has been around for centuries.
Pubic Hair Dye aka TBTAM 2008
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On the 1967 Chess LP The Baroques by the Milwaukee band of the same name, the word "merkin" is heard in the song "Bicycle."
Archive 2007-11-01 Ann Althouse 2007
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For the use of men they have the "merkin," [FN#410] a heart-shaped article of thin skin stuffed with cotton and slit with an artificial vagina: two tapes at the top and one below lash it to the back of a chair.
Arabian nights. English Anonymous 1855
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Toupee that masks a bad or excessive waxing job (popularly known as a "merkin").
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Friend: speaking of murking, did you know that a "merkin" is a vaginal wig
The Clog 2009
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Loved the 'merkin' SAT word: -). www. thetigerscage.com).
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He should have thought of that before he got his hair cut like a Frankie Cocozza merkin.
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"There was a lot of discussion that went into my merkin for the movie, because I was naked quite a lot," she said.
Rooney Mara Naked, Merkin Details For 'The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo' 2011
chained_bear commented on the word merkin
1. An artificial covering of hair for the female pubic region; a pubic wig for women. Also: an artificial vagina.
2. slang in later use. The female genitals (obsolete).
3. malkin (obsolete). Usage: 1802 C. JAMES New Mil. Dict., "Merkin, a mop to clean cannon."
February 16, 2007
arby commented on the word merkin
Ha! Isn't it also Australian slang for "American"? Might be spelled differently.
signed,
Too Lazy To Google
May 18, 2007
reesetee commented on the word merkin
I thought that was "mercan"? ;-)
May 19, 2007
sashamd commented on the word merkin
"female pudenda," 1535, apparently a variant of malkin (q.v.) in its sense of "mop." Meaning "artificial vagina or 'counterfeit hair for a woman's privy parts' " is attested from 1617. According to "The Oxford Companion to the Body," the custom of wearing merkins dates from c.1450, was associated with prostitutes, and was to disguise either pubic hair shaved off to exterminate body lice or evidence of venereal disease.
September 20, 2007
reesetee commented on the word merkin
sashamd, I think you may appreciate a visit to the firkin page. :-)
September 20, 2007
chained_bear commented on the word merkin
*is horrified to note that she is the one who added the definition in the first place*
July 11, 2008
pterodactyl commented on the word merkin
"Ah'm proud to be a merkin."
--George W. Bush, as quoted on the TV show QI.
July 11, 2008
skipvia commented on the word merkin
HA! (I've called him worse, though...)
July 11, 2008
bilby commented on the word merkin
That's made my weekend already.
July 12, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word merkin
Also: an artificial vagina.
Oh, this obsessive distinction between nature and nurture.
July 12, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word merkin
toupee of Venus.
October 21, 2008
frogapplause commented on the word merkin
Love your Google Ads, John.
Effective solutions for M or F, huh? What about the rest of the hairy alphabet?
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No more pubic hair. Ever.
Maintain the smooth look and feel.
Safe effective solution for M or F
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October 21, 2008
Prolagus commented on the word merkin
*thinks about an hairy alphabet, delighted*
October 21, 2008
reesetee commented on the word merkin
Hairy Ss are especially annoying. ;-)
October 21, 2008
oroboros commented on the word merkin
But not hairy U-s ("Fine, thanks! You?).
October 21, 2008
madmouth commented on the word merkin
AAAND it's back from the 16th century, everyone!
November 28, 2009
reesetee commented on the word merkin
That's firkin great!
December 1, 2009