noun the vagina; hence a woman regarded as a sexual object; hence sex with a woman. Probably West Indian. The etymology is uncertain, possibly rooted in POONTANG (the vagina, hence sex). Variant spellings include 'punany'; 'punyani'; 'punaany'; 'punanny'; 'pudenany'; 'punnanny'; 'punaani'; 'poonani'. Black slang, popularised in the wider community by comedian Ali G (Sacha Baron-Cohen, b.1970) and rap music UK, 1972.► ride the punanito have sex. West Indian slang popularised in the UK in the late 1990s by comedy character Ali G (Sacha Baron-Cohen) UK, 2003