Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The penis.
- noun The sexually undifferentiated tissue in an embryo that becomes the penis or clitoris.
- noun A representation of the erect penis as an embodiment of generative power.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The penis; in biology, in general, the organ of sex.
- noun An emblem of the generative power in nature, carried in solemn procession in the Bacchic festivals of ancient Greece, and also an object of veneration or worship among various Oriental nations. See
lingam . - noun [capitalized] [NL.] In botany, a genus of gasteromycetous fungi, giving name to the family Phalloideæ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The emblem of the generative power in nature, carried in procession in the Bacchic orgies, or worshiped in various ways.
- noun (Anat.) The penis or clitoris, or the embryonic or primitive organ from which either may be derived.
- noun (Bot.) A genus of fungi which have a fetid and disgusting odor; the stinkhorn.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
penis , especially whenerect . - noun A representation of an erect penis symbolising
fertility orpotency .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun genus of fungi having the cap or pileus hanging free around the stem
- noun the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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On the contrary, the "proper" journey of the phallus is the very map of normality.
Patriarchal Fantasy and the Fecal Child in Mary Shelley's _Frankenstein_ and its Adaptations 2003
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Priapus-god to whom the Vestal Virgins of Rome, professed tribades, sacrificed, also the neck-charm in phallus-shape.
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According to Buddhist scholars, the phallus is a cautionary symbol of the dangers of the male ego; for ordinary Bhutanese, it’s a talisman against evil spirits.
Hidden Kingdom 2007
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According to Buddhist scholars, the phallus is a cautionary symbol of the dangers of the male ego; for ordinary Bhutanese, it’s a talisman against evil spirits.
Hidden Kingdom 2007
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You were all smooth and deep voiced there on the dance floor and yeah, I went back to your place after only one drink, but I was intrigued, but once you pulled out that technological terror you call your "sithhood" that was the end of that, but you kept waving your hand "the phallus is not at all scary" and I didn't have any choice but to agree, but now I've got these sores, and the droid at the clinic says they're contagious bitch!
Calgon, Take Me Away 2005
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Here's 5 good reasons worrying about the length of your little green phallus is a waste of time:) 1.
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This proper place, known to Dupin, and to the psychoanalyst, who in oscillating fashion, as we shall see, occupies Dupin's position, is the place of castration: woman as the unveiled site of the lack of a penis, as the truth of the phallus, that is of castration.
enowning enowning 2009
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The phallus is the idol of the Defense of Marriage Act.
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This proper place, known to Dupin, and to the psychoanalyst, who in oscillating fashion, as we shall see, occupies Dupin's position, is the place of castration: woman as the unveiled site of the lack of a penis, as the truth of the phallus, that is of castration.
Archive 2009-02-01 enowning 2009
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Well I think Probe Ministries shouldn't be called that because probing sounds a bit phallic and everyone knows that the phallus is a Pagan symbol.
Boo! Anne Johnson 2008
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