an artificial hairpiece for the pudendum; a pubic wig
2. obsolete
the pudendum itself
Word origin
C16: of unknown origin
merkin in American English
(ˈmɜːrkən)
noun
false hair for the female pudenda
Word origin
[1610–20; orig. uncert.]This word is first recorded in the period 1610–20. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: cultivate, squelch, system, tank, vibrate