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Phallus

//ˈfæləs// noun

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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.

Etymology

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

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