A merkin (with flashlight) worn by a woman to cover her pubic area.
A merkin is a pubicwig. Merkins were worn by prostitutes after shaving their mons pubis, and are used as decorative items or erotic devices by both men and women.
History and etymology
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The Oxford Companion to the Body dates the origin of the pubic wig to the 1450s. According to the publication, women would shave their pubic hair for personal hygiene and to combat pubic lice. They would then put on a merkin. Also, sex workers would wear a merkin to cover up signs of disease, such as syphilis.[1][2]
The Oxford English Dictionary dates the first written use of the term to 1617. The word probably originated from malkin,[3][4] a derogatory term for a lower-class young woman, or from Marykin, a pet form of the female given name Mary.[4]