The Little Black Book for Girlz: A Book on Healthy Sexuality

Glossary

abortion – When a woman decides to end her pregnancy and has an operation to remove the embryo or fetus from her uterus

abstinence – To abstain from sex – meaning to not have sex

AIDS – Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome: a medical condition caused by HIV

that destroys the body's immune system and leads to death

anal sex – Just like it sounds: inserting something (penis, dildo, finger...) in the bum hole for pleasure

anus – Bum hole

bisexual – A person who is physically and emotionally attracted to both men and women

blow job – Slang for oral sex on a guy: using the mouth on the penis for pleasure

cervix – The narrow lower part of the uterus that has an opening that connects the uterus to the vagina

clitoris – The female sex organ that is located between the labia at the upper end of the vulva; stimulation of it can make a girl have an orgasm

condom – A thin small baggy that is made of latex or polyurethane and that covers the penis to catch all ejaculate fluid

contraceptive – Something that helps prevents pregnancy

cum (come) – Slang for ejaculation and/or semen; also slang for orgasm (male or female)

cunnilingus – The clinical word for oral sex on a girl; using the mouth/tongue on a women's vagina for pleasure

cyber sex – When people use the internet to talk to others in an arousing or sexy manner

cyst – A fluid-filled mass or bump growing on or inside the body that is usually sore but not serious or harmful

date rape – Rape or sexual assault by someone a woman is on a date with or is see- ing, dating, etc.

date rape drug – A drug that can be slipped into a woman's drink, making her unable to function properly or take care of herself (even pass out), allowing the per- son who slipped the drug to take advantage of the woman sexually

dental dam – A thin piece of material that is silky and soft, to hold over the vagina during oral sex to stop fluid exchange

diaphragm – A shallow, dome-shaped cup a woman places inside her vagina against the cervix to help prevent pregnancy by preventing sperm from reaching the egg

dick – Slang for penis

dildo – A rubber toy, usually shaped like a penis, that is used for sex

discharge – A slighty thick fluid from the vagina, usually onto underwear

doggy style – Slang for a sexual position where one person is on their hands and knees and the other person penetrates from behind

douche / douching – Using scented water to clean the vagina and cervix. Douching can encourage certain infections of the vagina. For most women, it is unnecessary because the vagina is a self-cleaning organ with its own secretions.

down low – Slang for a person in a heterosexual relationship but having sex with the same sex secretly

dyke – Slang for lesbian

eating out – Slang for oral sex on a girl

ejaculation – When a guy cums and his penis squirts semen

embryo – A fertilized human egg before it grows into a fetus (at about 8 to 12 weeks after the sperm fertilized the egg)

Fallopian tube – Inside a woman's body, one of two narrow tubes that carry an egg from the ovary to the uterus