va-jay-jay

n. the vagina. Also vajayjay. Subjects: English, Body, Sex & Sexuality, Slang

Editorial Note: This term has lately been popularized by an episode of the American television hospital drama Grey’s Anatomy, broadcast Feb. 12, 2006. Thanks to Mark Peters for the tip-off.

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Citations: 2000 MC Paul Barman It’s Very Stimulating (Feb. 15) “MTV Get Off the Air, Part 2 (featuring Princess Superstar)”: Lady, one more complaint and I’ll shove a rape whistle up the Mrs. Va-J-J. 2002 Regena Thomashauer Mama Gena’s School of Womanly Arts (May 1) p. 73 @ (June 2, 2003): I have students whose parents did give them names for their body parts. Some are too embarrassed to share the name. Others find the name hilarious. We have had Mrs. Va-Jay-Jay, Knish, Kootchie, Princess Pee Pee, Stinky, Potty, Box, Sassy, Snorker, Hole, Mary, Puppick, Patootie, Jamido, Ya-ya, and V-Zsa-Zsa. 2003 [saaramyrene] I was First Runner Up in the Sylvia Plath Bake-Off. (Gainesville, Florida) (Dec. 18) “Aunt va-jay-jay’s got the stigmata”: Aunt va-jay-jay’s got the stigmata.…what’s your favorite euphemism for menstruation? 2004 [Kelly Bang! (singingtelegram)] Diaries are for pussies (Orlando, Florida) (Nov. 27) “In which I contract SARS from an asian bairn”: You can liberally coat your vagina with plain yogurt to treat and banish a yeast infection. You don’t want to use a fruit infused kind though, you don’t want blueberries or peaches up the Mrs. VaJayJay. 2005 [Mike Kallay] Usenet: rec.roller-coaster (June 24) “Re: Operation: Bring Light to Hades”: Get the sand out of your vaJayJay and shut up. You have zero ground to be righteous. 2006 [lindsay i am (candytrixie)] K to the P: Power (Feb. 13) “I’d just start getting serious about my dreams. You know?”: Now tell me why you’re not watching “Grey’s Anatomy”? Because any show that makes me cry four times, call Katie three times, and drops a “v-jay-jay” is so worth it.

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Reader comments:

from the blog of Grey’s Anatomy, Shonda Rhimes says:

Q: Well, what about “va-jay-jay”? That was totally you, right, Shonda? You made that up? ‘Cause you’re so cool?
A: That was Blythe Robe. One of our assistants. She says va-jay-jay. In reference to her vagina. As in, “I’ve got to get to the gynie and do the va-jay-jay thing.” Blythe is very hip and very funny and way cooler than me. But I do take credit for borrowing the phrase and having Bailey say it on national television in front of 25 million people thus bringing “va-jay-jay” to the world.

by ruth 31 Mar 06, 0235 GMT

Is there any other names I can have for my vagina?

by Patrick Brian Johnson 02 May 07, 0746 GMT

I heard that on Oprah.

by Amanda 04 May 07, 0231 GMT

MC Paul Barman is the one to credit for the original mention of Mrs. Va Jay Jay. It appeared on his EP “It’s Very Stimulating” in 2000(Recorded in 1999).The name of the song is Mtv Get Off the Air Part 2. Check it out and give credit to this hilarious writer rather than those who followed…

by Daisy Delila 30 Oct 07, 1244 GMT

Thanks for the tip-off, Daisy. I’ll see if I can find it.

by Grant Barrett 30 Oct 07, 1253 GMT

Daisy, it does indeed pan out. I’ve found the song, listened to it, confirmed that the word appears there, and made a cite for it.

Now to find an even earlier use…

by Grant Barrett 30 Oct 07, 0318 GMT

i love my va jay jay :)

by sarah hardy 18 Dec 07, 0605 GMT