English Explanatory Dictionary

-gasm

English dictionary entry

Meanings

suffix
  1. Forms nouns for a method of orgasm.
  2. Forms nouns for an intensely “explosive” or pleasurable experience.

Pronunciation

-găz(ə)m /-ɡæz.əm/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame--gasm.wav /-ɡaz.əm/ /-ɡɛz.əm/ /-ɡa(ː)z.əm/ /-ɡa(ː)z.ɪm/

Word forms

-gasm -gasms

Etymology

Back-formation from orgasm (“climax or peak of sexual pleasure”).

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