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circ

UK/sɜːk/US/sɝk/

circ noun: an amphitheatrical circle for sports; a circus.

Noun (1)

circ (plural circs)

  1. (obsolete) An amphitheatrical circle for sports; a circus.
    • It is remarkable, that circs of the same ſort are still to be seen in Cornwall1774-1781, Thomas Warton, History of English Poetry

Noun (2)

circ (plural circs)

  1. (informal) Circumcision.
    • During the pre-NHS 1930s, circumcision was as fashionable among the British middle class as confirmation. Breech deliveries were said to be popular with both obstetrician and anaesthetist, a boy assuring them early in the birth of 'a couple of guineas next week for the circ.'2001, Richard Gordon, Great Medical Mysteries, House of Stratus, published 2001, →ISBN, page 65
    • The circ is progressing apace when, without warning, one of the nurses bursts in from outside, and I mean bursts in, as opposed to entering soundlessly and unobtrusively as we all try to (with the exception of the attending surgeons, who always burst in), and tells us, "Someone just crashed a plane...2011, Michelle Au, This Won't Hurt a Bit (and Other White Lies): My Education in Medicine and Motherhood, Grand Central Publishing, →ISBN

Verb

circ (third-person singular simple present circs, present participle circing, simple past and past participle circed)

  1. (informal) To circumcise.
    • Again, I don't think I was *wrong* to circ my son, though some may choose to disagree quite loudly with that statement; I just think not circing is a better decision.1998 May 18, Barbara Fraire, “Re: OT/formula moms love babies less??”, in misc.kids.breastfeeding (Usenet)
    • I'm not stating how i feel either way but i like it that my husband was circed.2000 January 1, Wade & Litha, “Re: The dreaded circ issue rears its ugly head in my house!”, in misc.kids.pregnancy (Usenet)

Examples of circ in a sentence

  • Ironically, our Japanese-born colleague Seiji, who came from a culture that did not circumcise, had no problem with it.2011, Maggie Kozel, The Color of Atmosphere: One Doctor's Journey In and Out of Medicine, Chelsea Green Publishing, published 2011, →ISBN...
  • If a person was circed they have to live with it, or attempt partial restoration, but on the whole IMO a whole penis is more beautiful than a mutilated one.2007, Nick J. Myers III, Sex & Sensuality: Essays on Fun Stuff, iUniverse, published 2007, →ISBN:

Forms of circ

Noun
pluralcircs
Verb
third-person singular presentcircs
present participlecircing
past participlecirced
pastcirced

Origin of circ

See circus.

Clipping of circumcision. Clipping of circumcise.

Words formed from circ

Words that rhyme with circ

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Questions about circ

What does circ mean?
Circ means an amphitheatrical circle for sports; a circus.
How do you use circ in a sentence?
Ironically, our Japanese-born colleague Seiji, who came from a culture that did not circumcise, had no problem with it.
What part of speech is circ?
Circ can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce circ?
Circ is pronounced /sɝk/ (US).
What is the plural of circ?
The plural of circ is circs.

Words near circ in the dictionary

  1. Ciras
  2. Ciraulo
  3. Ciraulos
  4. cirazoline
  5. CIRB
  6. circ
  7. circ.
  8. circa
  9. circadially
  10. circadian
  11. circadian clock

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