English Explanatory Dictionary

penis

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The male erectile reproductive organ used for sexual intercourse that in the human male and other placental mammals is also used for urination; the tubular portion of the external male genitalia (excluding the scrotum).
  2. A similar erectile sexual organ present in the cloacas of male amniotes.

Pronunciation

/ˈpiː.nɪs/ [ˈpʰiː.nɪs] /ˈpi.nɪs/ [ˈpʰi.nɪs] En-uk-penis.ogg En-us-penis.ogg En-penis.oga

Word forms

penis penises penes

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pes- Proto-Indo-European *pes-ni-s Proto-Italic *peznis Latin pēnislbor. English penis Learned borrowing from Latin pēnis, from Proto-Italic *peznis, from Proto-Indo-European *pes-ni-s, from *pes- (“penis”). First attested in the late 17th century. Displaced native English pintle, tarse, pillicock.

Synonyms

anaconda baloney pony bald-headed hermit banana birdie bobby boonga cack choad choda chode chopper cigar cock corey crank cucumber custard launcher D dick dicklet diddle diddly dingaling ding-a-ling ding-dong dinger dingle dingus dingy dink dinkle dipstick dirk disco stick dog bone dong donger Donkey Kong doodle dork down fire hose fuckpole gherkin hairy canary hammer hog hot dog hot rod hoo-hoo hooter it jade stalk jamoke jigger jimmy jock johnson John Thomas

Related words

penectomy penile erection member phallic phallus condom circumcised ejaculation penile crotch bulge pubic hair testicles uncircumcised urination vagina

Derived words

corona glandis penis corpus cavernosum penis depenis glans penis hemipenis hirsuties papillaris penis jugum penis kung pow penis macropenis megalopenis megapenis micropenis Milpenis os penis papillomatosis coronae penis peenar peenie pelfie peniform penis bone penis cage penis captivus peniscopy penis-cover penised penis envy penis fencing penis fish penis fly trap penis game penishead penisish penisless penislike penisocracy penis pump penis ring penis sheath penis-sheath penis sleeve penis snake penis worm penisy penopause praeputium penis pseudopenis shenis small penis humiliation small penis syndrome suck my penis superpenis think with one's penis vagenis wenis
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