What does "dildo" mean?
A device used for sexual penetration or another sexual activity.
Dildo
/ˈdɪldəʊ/ intj, name, noun, verb, slang
intj, name, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Meaning at a glance
- Primary sense: A device used for sexual penetration or another sexual activity.
- Grammar: dildo is listed as intj, name, noun, verb, slang.
- Nearest alternatives: idiot, penis, phallic toy, phallus.
- Useful contrasts: nonsexual object.
- Usage evidence: Mary stuck a dildo up Tom's ass.
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A device used for sexual penetration or another sexual activity.
"Anything's a dildo if you're brave enough."
- 2 a vibrating device that substitutes for an erect penis to provide vaginal stimulation wordnet
- 3 A device used for sexual penetration or another sexual activity.; An artificial penis.
"Adieu! faint-hearted instrument of lust; That falselie hath betrayde our equale trust. Hence-forth no more will I implore thine ayde, Or thee, or man of cowardize upbrayde. My little dilldo shall suply their kinde: A knaue, that moues as light as leaues by winde; That bendeth not, nor fouldeth anie deale, But stands as stiff as he were made of steele; And playes at peacock twixt my leggs right blythe, And doeth my tickling swage with manie a sighe. For, by saint Runnion! he'le refresh me well; And neuer make my tender bellie swell."
- 4 Any device or implement. derogatory, slang, vulgar
"Call ghost hunters? Those fuckers will show up with gas powered dildos and burn the woods down."
- 5 An idiot; a bore. derogatory, slang
"I take back cars from dildos who don't pay their bills. Cool huh?"
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- 6 A columnar cactus of the West Indies (Pilosocereus royenii).
"The commonest and most conspicuous of the cacti is the "dildoe" (Cereus Swartzii), a columnar form growing to as much as 20 feet in height, a plant the gross physiology of which is probably very similar to that of the sahuaro (Camegiea gigantea)."
Verb
- 1 To penetrate with a dildo or with another object as if it were a dildo. transitive
"And Venus (one that so much known is) Is Dildo’d by Cauda Draconis."
Intj
- 1 A burden: a phrase or theme that recurs at the end of a verse of a folk song. obsolete
"He hath songs for man or woman, of all sizes;[…] with such delicate burthens of dildos and fadings,"
Proper Noun
- 1 A small town on the island of Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
Synonyms
All synonymsAntonyms
nonsexual object
Example
"Mary stuck a dildo up Tom's ass."
Common questions
What is a synonym for "dildo"?
Common synonyms include: idiot, penis, phallic toy, phallus, sex toy.
How do you use "dildo" in a sentence?
Mary stuck a dildo up Tom's ass.
How do you pronounce "dildo"?
Pronounced /ˈdɪldəʊ/.
Etymology
Etymology 1
Unclear; possibly an alteration of English diddle. Compare the use as an expressive nonsense syllable in often sexual songs and the spelling dil doul, found in e.g. The Maids Complaint for want of a Dil Doul, a song in the library of Samuel Pepys. Unlikely to be related to Italian diletto (“delight”) or Latin dīlātō (“I open up, spread”), often cited etymologies.
Etymology 2
Related to other nonsense syllables like dido and diddle(-diddle), which similarly developed sexual senses. Found since at least the 1500s, often in contexts where allusion is being made to the sexual sense (above). Possibly influenced by Middle English dildoun (“darling, pet”), early modern English dildin (“sweetheart”); compare Old Norse dilla (“to lull”), dillindo (“lullaby”).
Etymology 3
Uncertain; see the Wikipedia article for some possible origins.