Phallus

//ˈfæləs// noun

noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A penis, especially when erect.

    "The phallus had power to subdue the attacks of demons and the Evil Eye[.]"

  2. 2
    the male sex organ wordnet
  3. 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. 4
    The signifier of the desire of the Other, and the signifier of jouissance.

Synonyms

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penisboycockboydickdickbagballocks

Example

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"The stump is like a phallus of nature."

Etymology

From Latin phallus (“membrum virile, phallus, or a figure thereof”) from Ancient Greek φαλλός (phallós).

Related phrases

primordial phallus

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