phallic

phallus (“penis”) +‎ -ic

• IPA^(key): /ˈfælɪk/

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• Rhymes: -ælɪk

phallic (not comparable)

1. Relating to, or characteristic of the penis.
   • 1981, William Irwin Thompson, The Time Falling Bodies Take to Light: Mythology, Sexuality and the Origins of Culture, London: Rider/Hutchinson & Co., page 128:

     The natural rhythm of the male is a phallic one of rise and fall, whether it involves towers, stock markets, or whole civilizations.

2. Shaped like an erect human penis.
   • 1993, Joseph Downton, Washington D.C.: An Alternative Guide, page T-221:

     For many first-time visitors, a common initial impression of the Washington Monument is that it is incredibly phallic.

   My mother has a very phallic salt shaker.

• penislike
• ithyphallic
• priapic

• vulvar
• yonic
• phallus

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