In 1958, did "Beaver" mean something "dirty"? - Sitcoms Online Message Boards

senor boogie woogi · 05-29-2008, 02:57 AM

Hola!

In 1958, was the word "beaver" ever used to denote female genitalia? Was this ever a point of humor with the cast?

Senor

desilu #1 · 05-29-2008, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by senor boogie woogi

Hola!

In 1958, was the word "beaver" ever used to denote female genitalia? Was this ever a point of humor with the cast?

Senor

LOL! Somehow, I doubt it. The slang was so different back then and keep in mind the innocence of the era. I think back then they said what they meant and meant what they said. Look at how times we have heard Eddie Haskell ask Wally if he wanted to mess around. That one sentence is blown completely out of context nowadays. I'm sure some had their own slang that we never heard before to describe sexual innuendos and we wouldn't have the foggiest idea of what the heck they are talking about!

Waterston_Fan · 05-29-2008, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by desilu #1

LOL! Somehow, I doubt it. The slang was so different back then and keep in mind the innocence of the era. I think back then they said what they meant and meant what they said. Look at how times we have heard Eddie Haskell ask Wally if he wanted to mess around. That one sentence is blown completely out of context nowadays. I'm sure some had their own slang that we never heard before to describe sexual innuendos and we wouldn't have the foggiest idea of what the heck they are talking about!

I didn't realize Beaver had a meaning as to something dirty.. But I agree with everything Desilu said.

Ireneparalegal · 05-29-2008, 03:48 PM

Of course not.

Tap Dancer · 06-09-2008, 01:54 PM

I didn't know that "beaver" was a dirty word now...

desilu #1 · 06-09-2008, 03:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Tap Dancer

I didn't know that "beaver" was a dirty word now...

Just as the original poster stated, it's a slang word to describe the female genitalia. It's nothing to get shook up about, it just is what it is. Next generation will call it something else.

Yooch · 06-09-2008, 03:47 PM

No.

Janice · 06-09-2008, 03:57 PM

No, and in my opinion, only the creeps of the world call it that anyway.

desilu #1 · 06-10-2008, 08:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Janice

No, and in my opinion, only the creeps of the world call it that anyway.

I agree with you. People can be very disrespectful.

kooky12 · 06-17-2008, 04:00 PM

Anyone remember the dialog from the Naked Gun movie..."Nice beaver".....“Thank you. I just had it stuffed.”

Torgo · 06-18-2008, 04:45 PM

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Originally Posted by kooky12

Anyone remember the dialog from the Naked Gun movie..."Nice beaver".....“Thank you. I just had it stuffed.”

That's the first thing I thought of when I saw this topic

Torgo · 06-18-2008, 05:03 PM

And let's not forget the Leave it to Beaver spoof in the Bill Murray movie 'Scrooged'- I think it was called 'Father Loves Beaver'

Steverino · 06-30-2008, 05:17 PM

Here's something I found interesting. I have a musician friend who is 97. I asked him one time if they used the F word, the P word (female genitals), the term BJ, etc. in the 1920s. He told me that yes they did, but you didnt hear it as much. I didnt know those words went back that far!

Torgo · 06-30-2008, 05:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Steverino

Here's something I found interesting. I have a musician friend who is 97. I asked him one time if they used the F word, the P word (female genitals), the term BJ, etc. in the 1920s. He told me that yes they did, but you didnt hear it as much. I didnt know those words went back that far!

The F word has been around as early as the 15th century, but wasn't considered vulgar until around the 18th century. This is the stuff they should teach in school, I know I would have paid attention more.

Ireneparalegal · 06-30-2008, 06:02 PM

How sad a thread on the LITB forum is all abt dirty words.

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