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  2. Phallic comes from the Ancient Greek phallos by way of Late Latin phallus. Conveniently, clitoral comes from the Ancient Greek kleitoris, also by way of Late Latin. By this deduction, the female analog to phallic is clitoral.

  3. Is there a word for degree or quality of being phallic?

    english.stackexchange.com/questions/350690/is-there-a-word-for-degree-or...

    The word in use meaning 'the state or quality of being phallic' is 'phallicity': phallicity ‎(uncountable) 1. Quality of being phallic. Use of the word is limited. Google returns 3,340 results, and Google Books a mere 848. The limited use does not, however, mean the word is a 'nonce-word': nonce-word n.

  4. phrases - "Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar" -- meaning? -...

    english.stackexchange.com/questions/393176

    The quote simply states that, although thanks to Freud everybody may be thinking that every more or less phallic-shaped object is a phallic symbol and has some deeper psychological meaning, sometimes a cigar is just a cigar, in other words, sometimes there is no deeper meaning or message to things. Sometimes I smoke a cigar because I want to ...

  5. What is the feminine version of ‘macho’ or ‘machismo’?

    english.stackexchange.com/questions/260921/what-is-the-feminine-version-of...

    The OP asks for an equivalent of "machismo," a noun, so here's a noun that might work (though it could also be used as an adjective):

  6. single word requests - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange

    english.stackexchange.com/questions/568380/what-is-an-appropriate-female...

    What is the female version of "phallic"? 12. Replacement for "brethren" to refer to mostly female group. 4.

  7. single word requests - Feminine equivalent of "priapic" - English...

    english.stackexchange.com/questions/153646/feminine-equivalent-of-priapic

    1. For starters, you ask for a feminine equivalent in your question, but the original phrase does not necessarily (and in the case of pirates, is unlikely to) refer to same-sex-encounters. Now, the word priapic originates from the name of a minor Greek god, who was know for his, let's say, outspokenly present and continuously active masculinity ...

  8. Non-medical or slang synonyms for female reproductive organs

    english.stackexchange.com/questions/279173/non-medical-or-slang-synonyms-for...

    Fear not using the word cunt, since it was not considered taboo in public speech until 15c.. cunt (n.) "female intercrural foramen," or, as some 18c. writers refer to it, "the monosyllable," Middle English cunte "female genitalia," by early 14c.

  9. terminology - What is the woman version of the “straight man ...

    english.stackexchange.com/questions/350106/what-is-the-woman-version-of-the...

    Hello, Yoichi Oishi. Since your question is no longer explicitly about antonyms, I thought it might be wise to add a couple of tags that are pertinent to the question as it is now expressed; hence my additions.

  10. etymology - People's names as names for genitalia? - English...

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    From Etymonline: peter Slang for "penis" is attested from 1902, probably from identity of first syllable. johnson "penis," 1863, perhaps related to British slang John Thomas, which has the same meaning (1887). dick "fellow, lad, man," 1550s, rhyming nickname for Rick, short for Richard, one of the commonest English names, it has long been a ...

  11. etymology - Evolution of the word "dick" - English Language &...

    english.stackexchange.com/questions/344805

    But the English of the era were fond of rhyming nicknames (a tradition preserved in modern singsong Cockney slang), and so they transformed “Rick” into the pet name “Dick.”. It sounds like a stretch, but it’s the same linguistic evolution that takes us along these common lines: Robert → Rob → Bob. William → Will → Bill.