Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun plural The reproductive organs, especially the external reproductive organs and associated structures in humans and other mammals.
from The Century Dictionary.
- The sexual organs; especially, the external sexual organs; the genitalia.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun plural The organs of generation; the sexual organs; the private parts.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun Alternative form of
genitalia .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun external sex organ
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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They did drop the word "genitals" once, but that's just because it was quoted in the official police report.
The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com Justin Cox 2012
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Any penetration, however slight, of a woman's genitals, is sufficient carnal knowledge, whether emission occurs or not.
Miss Yourlovin: GIs, Gender, and Domesticity during World War II 2008
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I also find it interesting that the symbol used to cover up these naked guys 'genitals is "Kim," which means "gold" or "money."
Japanese Massage Chair Pranks JDsg 2007
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If Medusa's head takes the place of the representation of the female genitals, or rather if it isolates their horrifying effects from the pleasuregiving ones, it may be recalled that displaying the genitals is familiar in other connections as an apotropaic act.
Ekphrasis and the Other William John Thomas 1994
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It’s absolutely ridiculous that the presence or absence of a certain set of genitals is assumed to grant you some kind of inherent ability to perform a certain task, or an inborn desire to act a certain way.
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The widespread concern in Thinh Tri with respect to boys’ genitals is related to the symbolism of blood, which does not mean the same with regard to females and males.
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They talk about the controversial naked Rolling Stone cover, calling their genitals "bits."
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Whether he has actually gone through a complete surgical procedure to remove his genitals is a mystery.
Alvin McEwen: When Defending Anti-Gay Lunacy, Personal Attacks Are the Order of the Day 2010
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I've actually had a short published in which I used the word genitals instead of gentle.
ccfinlay: A few blocks away from where I work, a d ccfinlay 2007
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Exposure of the genitals is a violation of Florida Statute 800.03.
'His Career Is Over' 2008
thtownse commented on the word genitals
Almost any known euphemism is better-sounding that the actual word - come on people, that's why we have euphemisms in the first place!
June 26, 2008
gangerh commented on the word genitals
As this word is on a list is it inter genitalia?
June 26, 2008