willy

[zzxxee]

why is the male body part called a willy ????

[zzxxee]

where does the name come from?

[albaqwerty]

MUST be a man thing, I've "charlie" "Bob" and various others :)

[zzxxee]

no i just wondered if it had a particular source where it came from such a s a famous person ??

[TheEqualizer]

Are you serious, zzxxee?...........................LOL

This has gotta be the thread of the week............so far, that is!!

( As i said on SB, gotta go soon, sweetheart..........good luck in your quest for an answer!.........rofl)

love yogi xx

[zzxxee]

yes i am serious yogi i was haveing a discussion about this with a friend

[albaqwerty]

I've tried various online sites (chortling away still)
nothing comes up attributing it to anyone famous or not.
just a colloquism (sp) common in the UK

[zzxxee]

must be named after a william or wilhelm???

[albaqwerty]

found out it's called a c0ck after roosters that get up in the morning pmsl

[zzxxee]

ha ha alba i really want to find this out so lets keep it clean before it gets pulled??

[albaqwerty]

absolutely zz
purely scientific research

[mrs_overall]

I once went out with a William and he was a real p**ck so the name could have originated there

[zzxxee]

unless your 101 mrs o i doubt it willies have been called willies for decades havent they??

but lol at your answer xx

[albaqwerty]

that's my son's name :(

[scotman]

cassell's Dict of Slang gives this as originally northern dialect word now more or less universal

[zzxxee]

william was also my grandads name alba x

[Mamyalynne]

My late husband was a William by name also ♥

I think if it was the only slang word it may stand scrutiny but as there are many it will be hard to find the origin

[albaqwerty]

Just as there is an unrecognized logic to America's "War against Terror" (see War against Terra, 2002), a similar problem of pronunciation signals a challenge to comprehension in relation to the "Coalition of the Willing" and its preoccupation with weapons of mass destruction. What follows is an exploration of the consequences of the distinction, if any, between slurred pronunciation of "Willing" and "Willy" in many English and American dialects -- and by world leaders. Both terms derive their meaning from "will" -- the latter through both the diminutive of the proper name "William" (from "will" (desire) and "helmut" (protection) and as a composite of "will-ye". The unconscious implications are also explored.

[albaqwerty]

yippee my c&p worked!!!

[zzxxee]

alba what was that again in english?????????????

lol

[mazie]

There you go zzxxee. Thats the best I can do I'm afraid xxx

http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/willy