in addition to being a slang reference to the female genitalia, it's also a town in kerala we visited. i just googled the word and here's what the urban dictionary says:
"Well, originally the word "punany" or "punani" was used in India--it's in the kama sutra--to describe the female sex organ. Indian laborers were used to build roads in Jamaica and the Caribbean during the 1930s, 40s, and 50s, so a lot of Indian slang made its way into the Jamaican vernacular. There are literally thousands of Jamaican dancehall records glorifying the punany...probably rivaled only by ganja songs. Ganja is also an Indian-based word."
don't you just love how the definition starts with "well"? okay, back to the story. our visit to punnani was pretty amazing. we were visiting ashok's aunt (his mom's sister) who has alzheimer's. she's in her late 70s, and her husband is in his 90s!
getting reoriented
90 something and spry!
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