Question to native speakers, preferably Brits

[donnaimmaculata]

I wrote a Dudley/Aunt Marge fic last night. Before you run off, screaming with disgust: It's only PG-13. No graphic action. After all, Dudley is only ten.

And that brings me to my question: How would a 10-years-old Dudley Dursley refer to his penis? I bet Petunia and Vernon are not very articulate on the subject of sex, and I've no idea how advanced sex ed classes are at a school Dudley is likely to go to. How much is he likely to know on the matter of sex? And how would he refer to breasts?

Yes, I'm taking the project seriously.

ETA: Just because it amuses me: I've just consulted my slang dictionary and found a plethora of slang expressions and euphemisms for 'penis' from throughout the ages: red-cap (Lupin's DADA lessons appear in an entirely different light), dribbling dart of love, lamp of life, flip-flap, marrow-bone-and-cleaver, nooney, lucy, tantrum (rather appropriate for Dudley), thingamabob, yum-yum, dork (adds a whole lot of new implications to 'mood: dorky'), husbandman of nature, gentle-tittler,...

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[isiscolo.livejournal.com]

I'm not a Brit, but I was actually having this conversation with someone else the other night (not a native speaker) and we decided that "dick" and maybe "prick" would be "rude children's words".

And breasts would be "tits", I think.

[frankie-lee.livejournal.com]

Possibly as "wee-wee" for his own "tummy banana" and "boobies" for Petunia's "tits." Frankly, I doubt that at ten Dudley would have been through anything resembling sex-ed at school, if only because I can't see his parents signing the permision form.

BTW, here is a website that will undoubtledly help you with some Brit-speak (http://www.peevish.co.uk/slang/).

[frankie-lee.livejournal.com]

Sorry-- one more for you-- TONK, TONKER, TO TONK-- penis/someone who likes sex.

Puts our lovely Nymphadora (nympho?) in a whole new light, don't it. LOL!!