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vajazzle
Where does vajazzle come from?
The term vajazzle emerged sometime in the 2000s, and was first often used in reference to genital piercings, tattoos, and erotic websites. It’s a combination of the words vagina and bedazzle, with the second component referring to a popular product, the Bedazzler, first sold in the 1970s, which allows people to stick rhinestones and sequins on objects and clothing.
The term received a mainstream popularity boost when it was mentioned by actress and author Jennifer Love Hewitt in January 2010. Hewitt was giving an interview on Lopez Tonight to promote her most recent book and mentioned that she devoted an entire chapter to vaginal decoration, saying “After a breakup, a friend of mine Swarovski-crystalled my precious lady…It shined like a disco ball so I have a whole chapter in there on how women should vajazzle their vajayjays.”
Vajayjay is another term for a vagina, popularized by the TV drama Grey’s Anatomy in 2007 after ABC refused to allow the word vagina to be spoken more than a certain number of times on-air.
After Hewitt spoke about the practice, it became a subject of public fascination, with polls conducted among men as to their pro- or anti-vajazzle stance and some journalists going for an experimental vajazzling just to write about the experience firsthand.
Examples of vajazzle
#Tesco #TOWIE #eastereggs #chocolate #Rainbow #unicorn #Vajazzle”
Who uses vajazzle?
The word vajazzle is used when describing the process itself. Vajazzling is an activity some women partake in for special occasions, such as birthdays, weddings, and anniversaries.
However, the term also comes up during discussions of body art trends and methods, often in reference to new and (subjectively) unnecessary forms of body and genital decoration. It can also be used to mockingly refer to any object that’s been over-decorated with shiny trimmings.
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