Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Of, relating to, or near the anus.
- adjective Of or relating to the second stage of psychosexual development in psychoanalytic theory, roughly from ages one to three, during which gratification is derived from sensations associated with the anus and defecation. The anal stage is preceded by the oral stage and followed by the phallic stage.
- adjective Indicating personality traits considered by psychoanalytic theory to originate during the anal stage of development, especially anal-retentive traits.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of or pertaining to the anus.
- Situated at or near the anus; aboral: the opposite of
oral . - Ventral and median, as the fin of a fish, without reference to its position with respect to the anus: the opposite of
dorsal . - In zoölogy its abbreviation is adjective
- In mammals, any glandular organ situated near or connected with the anus, such as those existing in the Mustelidæ. They reach their greatest development in the skunks, and their secretion is the cause of the fetid odor of these animals.
- noun In ichthyology, an anal fin.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Anat.) Pertaining to, or situated near, the anus.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective of, related to, intended for or involving the
anus - adjective psychoanalysis of the stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated on the anal region.
- adjective psychology of a person, obsessed with neatness, accuracy, compulsiveness and stubbornness, supposedly from not having progressed beyond the anal stage.
- noun
anal sex
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective of or related to the anus
- adjective a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated on the anal region; fixation at this stage is said to result in orderliness, meanness, stubbornness, compulsiveness, etc.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Asked if he used the phrase "anal intercourse" when he described what he saw to Paterno, McQueary testified he did not: "No, out of respect, I would not have done it."
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Asked if he used the phrase "anal intercourse" when he talked to Paterno about the incident, McQueary said, "No, out of respect, I would not have done it."
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I’m just sick of the fact that when the term anal sex falls = gay!
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Another depicted two men engaged in anal intercourse.
Geoffrey R. Stone: Funerals and Free Speech Geoffrey R. Stone 2010
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The larger proportions of those who had engaged in anal sex were not limited to the youngest cohorts.
Stanton Peele: Sex and the Single Woman Stanton Peele 2010
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Bighorn sheep that do not lick the genitals of other males and engage in anal intercourse become social outcast in their societies … Are they abnormal?
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Clearly when those ball playing fellows pat each other on the ass after a play they are indicating their desire to engage in anal intercourse afterward in the lockerroom ….
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Another depicted two men engaged in anal intercourse.
Geoffrey R. Stone: Funerals and Free Speech Geoffrey R. Stone 2010
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The parochial school across the street papered over its windows to shield students from signs such as "Semper Fags" and an illustration of two stick figures engaging in anal sex.
The fringes of freedom Robert Barnes 2010
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