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Yeah, like Bitey said, it has a sexualized connotation that basically nobody overlooks. There was a popular band some years ago named "Cherry Poppin' Daddies" (which is a pretty shocking band name now that I think about it, but it was humorous). The slang about hymens is now very dated and sounds pretty lame/quaint, but people use "pop the cherry" metaphorically, in a facetious way, to refer to doing things for the first time. Cherry is also a term to describe the condition of an exceedingly well-cared-for vintage sports car.

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I don't think Cherry is as totally unusable as Adolf seems - it'd sound name-ish, because Sherry is so common - but a lot of people would raise an eyebrow at it, and that'd put me off using it.

This message was edited 4/4/2019, 1:23 AM

In the US it's a slang word for hymen ("popping your cherry" = losing your virginity)