penis
pronunciation
How to pronounce penis in British English:
UK [ˈpi:nɪs]
How to pronounce penis in American English:
US [ˈpinɪs]
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- Noun:
- the male organ of copulation (`member' is a euphemism)
Word Origin
- penis
- penis: see pencil
- penis (n.)
- 1670s, perhaps from French pénis or directly from Latin penis "penis," earlier "tail," from PIE *pes- "penis" (cognates: Sanskrit pasas-, Greek peos, posthe "penis," probably also Old English fæsl "progeny, offspring," Old Norse fösull, German Fasel "young of animals, brood"). The proper plural is penes. The adjective is penial. In psychological writing, penis envy is attested from 1924.
Example
- 1. So the next time you have jet lag , blame it on your penis .
- 2. Unfortunately most information about average penis size comes from popular culture and not science .
- 3. Your fingers should come down on either side of your penis as she rides you .
- 4. And he has young children - was he thinking of them when his penis went astray ?
- 5. I think we still focus on penis size , because we still think that a dick is the measure of a man .