Phallus
/ˈfæləs/ noun
noun ·Uncommon ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A penis, especially when erect.
"The phallus had power to subdue the attacks of demons and the Evil Eye[.]"
- 2 the male sex organ wordnet
- 3 A representation of an erect penis, especially symbolising fertility or potency.
"The initiated member gave a gift of a coin for the goddess, for which he received in turn a phallus and some salt."
- 4 The signifier of the desire of the Other, and the signifier of jouissance.
Example
More examples"The stump is like a phallus of nature."
Etymology
From Latin phallus (“membrum virile, phallus, or a figure thereof”) from Ancient Greek φαλλός (phallós).