Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

quim

/kwɪm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables: quim
IPA: /kwɪm/

15

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The female genitalia; the vulva.

noun

An extremely unpleasant or objectionable person.

Derogatory

adj

Affectedly nice, prim.

adj

Moving with ease and precision.

Example Sentences

"For one day, when amusing herself with this whim The carrot it snapped, and part stuck in her quim."
"Ho! What do I here behold? Were you brushing the cobwebs off a few quims?"
"As for whores—they are sometimes daughters of fine homes peddling their quim and quiff for a thumbnail of cocaine or a tot of rot-gut whiskey."
"When she's done he licks the last few drops from his lips. More cling, golden clear, to the glossy hairs of her quim."
"Her quim grew wet, ready to welcome it."
"(to Black Widow) In every way, [Clint Barton] knows your fear! And then he'll wake…to see his good work…When he screams, I'll split his skull! This is my bargain, you mewling quim!"

Etymology

Uncertain; perhaps an alteration of queme. The English Dialect Dictionary has a citation of "quim and cosh" from 1723 which it glosses as "intimate and familiar". Compare also quaint, cunt. Derivation from Welsh cwm (“hollow”) is sometimes suggested, but the OED notes that this is "unlikely on both semantic and phonological grounds".

Word Breakdown

Root: queem

Usage

Derogatory

Inflected Forms

quims (plural) more quim (comparative) most quim (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

queem

Synonyms

cunt

Rhymes With

him jim kim tim gym swim slim trim rim sim pacific rim limb

Questions

How do you pronounce quim?: The recorded pronunciation is /kwɪm/.
What does quim mean?: The female genitalia; the vulva.
Where does quim come from?: Uncertain; perhaps an alteration of queme. The English Dialect Dictionary has a citation of "quim and cosh" from 1723 which it glosses as "intimate and familiar". Compare also quaint, cunt. Derivation from Welsh cwm (“hollow”) is sometimes suggested, but the OED notes that this is "unlikely on both semantic and phonological grounds".

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