pum pum

Jamaican Creole

Alternative forms

• pum-pum, pumpum

Etymology

Reduplication; possibly derived from Akan pumpung. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Similar etymology to punani?”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpʊmˌpʊm/
• Hyphenation: pum‧pum

Noun

pum pum (plural pum pum dem, quantified pum pum)

1. (vulgar, slang) pussy, vagina

   Synonyms: pumz, punani, punny, pussy

   Memba mi seh, yuh cyaan dun pum pum but pum pum can dun you.

   Mark my words, you can't slay all the pussy there is, but pussy can slay you.

   • 2015, Deanne Heron, Contemplation (in Jamaican Creole), →ISBN:

     “Lawd help mi tiday, di likkle gyal pum pum smell a fish […] ”

     Lord, help me today. This girl's pussy smells like fish […]

Derived terms

• pumz (“pussy”)

Adjective

pum pum

1. round, swollen, tumid

Further reading

• Larry Chang (2014) Biesik Jumiekan: Introduction to Jamaican Language, Chuu Wod, →ISBN, page 224
• pum/1065 pum pum at JamaicanPatwah.com