alte Schachtel
German
Etymology
16th century, from Schachtel (literally “box”) in the dated vulgar sense “vulva, vagina”; compare Dose, English box. The phrase alte Schachtel, though derogatory, is now not usually regarded as vulgar as the origin is no longer widely understood.
Noun
alte Schachtel f (genitive alter Schachtel or alten Schachtel, plural alte Schachteln or alten Schachteln)
- (derogatory) an old woman