figging
figging noun: the insertion of ginger root into the anus, vagina or urethra, applied to people as a punishment (typically in BDSM), or to horses to make them deceptively lively (feaguing). Also the present participle and gerund of fig.
Noun (1)
figging (uncountable)
Noun (2)
figging (uncountable)
- (Development of) white streaks or granulations in soap, a natural development in some soaps once considered a sign of quality and therefore sometimes artificially imitated.
- Figging is usually considered to indicate a good quality of soft soap, but such is really not the case. A first-class soft soap can be made which will not fig, while, on the other hand, a poor soap can be produced which will fig.1897, The National Provisioner, page 27
- The figging is probably due to the separation of the potash salts of some of the fatty acids having a high solidifying point, i. e., [...]1918, The Journal of the American Leather Chemists Association
Also used as
figging is also the present participle and gerund of fig.
Origin of figging
Generally thought to derive from feaguing.
From fig + -ing.
Phrases with figging
Questions about figging
- What does figging mean?
- Figging means the insertion of ginger root into the anus, vagina or urethra, applied to people as a punishment (typically in BDSM), or to horses to make them deceptively lively (feaguing).
- What part of speech is figging?
- Figging is a noun.
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