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Name a rude sounding place name?

227 replies

OneUmberJoker · 04/01/2026 19:10

Cockermouth

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WonderingWanda · 01/02/2026 22:53

youredeadtomesteven · 04/01/2026 19:48

Hoe Approach

Came to say Plymouth Hoe!

MaybeNotBob · 01/02/2026 23:13

Cocks.

It's very near Ventongimps.

DoubleDoubleDown · 01/02/2026 23:23

Fanny Bay - BC Canada

boulevardofbrokendreamss · 01/02/2026 23:36

Pratts Bottom

Tootingbec · 02/02/2026 08:20

Fulking Hill - Sussex
Effingham - Surrey
Cockshot Hill - Reigate

benten54 · 02/02/2026 10:13

The Cunts Thorpe.

Planesmistakenforstars · 02/02/2026 10:48

Wank mountain (Germany)
Peniscola (Spain)
Phuket if it's pronounced wrong

elQuintoConyo · 02/02/2026 20:21

Fanjeaux near Carcassonne

Peniscola between Barcelona and Valencia (technically Peñiscola with a 'ny' in the middle)

Name a rude sounding place name?
GETTINGLIKEMYMOTHER · 02/02/2026 20:48

Wyre Piddle

According to Bill Bryson in his book Mother Tongue, there used to be a London Street called Gropecunt Lane.

Empress13 · 05/02/2026 00:19

spring1979 · 04/01/2026 19:23

Clay pit lane Leeds

Eh?? Am I missing something

OSTMusTisNT · 05/02/2026 00:23

Lots of cocks in my area 😂

Cockburnspath
Cocklawburn
Cocklawfoot
Cockpen
Cockpool

ShowMeTheSea · 05/02/2026 00:31

JimJamJelly · 04/01/2026 19:11

Wetwang

Damn, beat me to it 😁

ShowMeTheSea · 05/02/2026 00:35

Miffykitty · 05/01/2026 00:16

Penistone

See, it took me a while to figure out how that one was "rude", until I figured people must be reading it as Penis Stone! 😁
It's pronounced more like Pennys - stun

MaybeNotBob · 05/02/2026 00:41

ShowMeTheSea · 05/02/2026 00:35

See, it took me a while to figure out how that one was "rude", until I figured people must be reading it as Penis Stone! 😁
It's pronounced more like Pennys - stun

Someone once did an article about the place,
and how it inevitably got split over the lines and always ended up as Penis-
tone in every sentence they wrote.

MooseBeTimeForSnow · 05/02/2026 00:45

Lake Minnewanka near Banff seems to cause much hilarity to visiting Brits.

BauhausOfEliott · 05/02/2026 00:49

I used to live near a street called St Mary’s Butt

gillybombilly · 05/02/2026 00:53

Fanny Barks
Titty Hill

BlueRose120 · 05/02/2026 00:57

Cunter 🇨🇭

Name a rude sounding place name?
SnowFrogJelly · 05/02/2026 01:04

Piddletrenthide

SingtotheCat · 05/02/2026 09:36

Bresty Hoare
Lord Hereford’s Knob ( we like to go go around the base of the knob to get to Hay on Wye).

Grumpyoldpersonwithcats · 05/02/2026 10:05

Titup Hall Drive in Oxford always makes me giggle childishly

CrushingOnRubies · 05/02/2026 14:55

Went to a town called Condom in south western France.

Squirrel60 · 05/02/2026 15:03

I used to live directly next door to Minge Lane!

Squirrel60 · 05/02/2026 15:15

I'm absolutely killing myself laughing here at all of your replies!

There's a Brokenwind in Scotland!

Fart in Virginia!

My Large Intestine in Texas!

Anus in the Philippines, Namibia, Indonesia and France!

And if you want people with very rude names, there's a Dr Whet Faartz and a Mike Mybalzich!

Squirrel60 · 05/02/2026 15:17

And a Fanny Chmelar!

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