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phallusy

phallusy noun: an erection-related myth.

Noun

phallusy (countable and uncountable, plural phallusies)

  1. An erection-related myth.
    • Freud's view of women was based upon what might be termed a "phallusy." Like Aristotle, Freud believed that a woman is an incomplete man, "un homme manqué."2002, Robert S. McElvaine, Eve's Seed: Biology, the Sexes, and the Course of History, page 256

Forms of phallusy

pluralphallusies

Origin of phallusy

Blend of phallus + fallacy.

Questions about phallusy

What does phallusy mean?
Phallusy means an erection-related myth.
What part of speech is phallusy?
Phallusy is a noun.
What is the plural of phallusy?
The plural of phallusy is phallusies.

Words near phallusy in the dictionary

  1. Phallu
  2. phallus
  3. phallused
  4. phalluses
  5. phalluslike
  6. phallusy
  7. Phalodi
  8. phaloidin
  9. Phalp
  10. phals
  11. phalsa

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