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Sigmund

Sigmund proper noun: term of address for a person who appears to be dispensing psychoanalysis.

Proper noun

Sigmund

  1. (humorous) Term of address for a person who appears to be dispensing psychoanalysis.
    • RUTH: OK, OK. Sigmund. Lighten up. OK. So what if it's completely neurotic and emotionally unhealthy.2004, Chuck Smith, Columbia College Chicago, Seven Black Plays, page 399
    • Thanks, Sigmund. If I want to be psychoanalyzed, I'll throw good money away on an actual fucking therapist.2014, Emma Chase, Tamed, page 61

Origin of Sigmund

In allusion to Sigmund Freud.

Questions about Sigmund

What does Sigmund mean?
Sigmund means term of address for a person who appears to be dispensing psychoanalysis.
What part of speech is Sigmund?
Sigmund is a proper noun.

Words near Sigmund in the dictionary

  1. sigmoidostomies
  2. sigmoidostomy
  3. sigmoids
  4. Sigmon
  5. Sigmons
  6. Sigmund
  7. sigmurethrous
  8. sign
  9. sign away
  10. sign bit
  11. sign bits

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