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neuticles

neuticles noun: prosthetic testicles for neutered dogs.

Noun

neuticles pl (plural only)

  1. (plural, plural-only) prosthetic testicles for neutered dogs.
    • If you prefer a “natural look” for your male Poodle, ask your vet about a vasectomy or implanting artificial testicles (called neuticles).2007, Susan M. Ewing, Poodles for Dummies, Wiley publishing, Inc., page 206
    • So plastic neuticles were invented to take their place. The vet is supposed to install them — they come in pairs, you understand — when the originals are removed.2007, Sam Venable, Some Day I May Find Honest Work: A Newspaper Humorist's Life, The University of Texas Press, page 194

Examples of neuticles in a sentence

  • Her husband refused to have the dog neutered unless neuticles were implanted, and the wife complied.2008, Bonnie Berry, The Power of Looks: Social Stratification of Physical Appearance, Ashgate Publishing, page 104:
  • If you feel bad for neutering your pet, you can purchase neuticles--fake implants to restore what was lost.2009 October 15, Jenna Goudreau, “The Pet Culture”, in Forbes, Forbes.com LLC:
  • Consider the neuticles (testicular implants) some owners clamor for.2010 July 29, Patty Khuly, “Vet's view: I'll nip/tuck your pet, but only for the right reasons”, in USA Today, Gannett Co. Inc.:
  • Owners invest in pet face lifts, tummy tucks, nose jobs, breast reductions, and the newest craze, “neuticles”—testicular implants designed to give neutered dogs a more “masculine” look.2012, Karen A. Cerulo, Janet M. Ruane, Second Thoughts: Sociology Challenges Conventional Wisdom, Sage Publications, Inc., page 88:

Origin of neuticles

Blend of neuter + testicles.

Questions about neuticles

What does neuticles mean?
Neuticles means prosthetic testicles for neutered dogs.
How do you use neuticles in a sentence?
Her husband refused to have the dog neutered unless neuticles were implanted, and the wife complied.
What part of speech is neuticles?
Neuticles is a noun.

Words near neuticles in the dictionary

  1. neuterism
  2. neuterlike
  3. neuterly
  4. neuterness
  5. neuters
  6. neuticles
  7. neutraceutical
  8. neutraceuticals
  9. neutral
  10. neutral alcohol
  11. neutral alcohols

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