Taint (slang) 409559 223334799 2008-07-03T16:55:09Z Bankbryan 3484992 rvv, copyedit, punctuation {{Unreferenced|date=January 2008}} {{mergeto|Perineum|date=May 2008}} '''''Taint''''' is a [[slang]] term used to refer to the [[perineum]] (the region of the human body between the testicles or vulva and the [[anus]]). It is a [[portmanteau]] of "it ain't." This term has no basis in medical terminology and is most often considered lewd and mildly obscene. The term and its colloquial origins are mentioned in the 1955 Olympia Press book ''Play This Love With Me'' (ISBN 1-59654-165-2). [[Category:Perineum]]