It's called a beaver because it chews on long pieces of wood, and because of the way it stretches it's mouth to look like the scary movie mask, that to looks like a va jay jay. Probably because it's the part of a woman which has to work so hard to keep mankind on earth, From egesting her superfluous fluids. Her primary reproductive organ. Coupled with the expression, "working as hard as a beaver".
By using our site, you acknowledge that you have read and understand our Cookie Policy , Privacy Policy , and our Terms of Service. Etymology Online offers that beaver in the gynecological sense is British slang dating from , transferred from earlier meaning "a bearded man" , or from the appearance of split beaver pelts. In colonial times it was thought that prostitutes spread veneral diseases through contact with their pubic area, so the women were made "bald" in that area for health reasons. However, their clients did not like that look and business began to suffer. Therefore, pubic wigs, called merkins, were manufactured for the prostitutes.
The musings of a feminist medievalist contrarian historian oenophile francophile fromage-fancier. Hint: If you are one of those people who would rather read than make banal chitchat with the hairdresser, take something like this along with you. I promise you will not get asked any more than a single question about it. Really, I would!