cherry:
1. Colloquial term for the hymen , a membrane that blocks the opening to the vagina . See hymen for synonyms. See also: deflower .2. The state of being virginal; virginity .
3. A virgin ; a person, male or female, who has never experienced sexual-intercourse .
Synonyms: cherry-boy ; cherry-girl ; cherry-pie ; cherry-ripe .
Quote: Germaine Greer. The Female Eunuch (1970): ' The basic imagery behind terms like honey , sugar, dish , sweety-pie, cherry, etc. is the imagery of food. If a woman is food, her sex organ is for consumption also .'
4. Or: anal cherry , a person, male or female, who has never experienced passive anal-intercourse .
See also: anal-virgin ; bonbon ; cherry-boy ; cherry-picker ; Virginia .
5. Or: cherry-pie , a young girl or woman , especially a virgin , regarded as a sex-object .
Quote: Coco (Irene Cara) and Hilary Van Doren (Antonia Franceschi) talking about Leroy (Gene Anthony Ray) in Fame (1980):
-- Coco: ' Look, I'm not 'my dear'. You can fuck 'my dear' .'
-- Hilary: ' Well, thank you. That might be fun .'
-- Coco: ' That might be impossible. He's not into vanilla .'
-- Hilary: ' It might be a nice change from black-cherry .'
-- Coco: ' The darker the berry the sweeter the juice , honey .'
-- Hilary: ' Yes, but who wants diabetes .'
6. A synonym for new and unspoiled.
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