DILDO

dildo

(noun) a vibrating device that substitutes for an erect penis to provide vaginal stimulation

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Proper noun

Dildo

A small town on the island of Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.

Etymology 1

Noun

dildo (plural dildos or dildoes)

An artificial phallus (penis) for sexual use.

(pejorative) An idiot, a bore.

(botany) A columnar cactaceous plant of the West Indies (Pilosocereus royenii).

Verb

dildo (third-person singular simple present dildoes, present participle dildoing, simple past and past participle dildoed)

(transitive) To penetrate with a dildo or with another object as if it were a dildo.

Etymology 2

Interjection

dildo

(obsolete) A burden: a phrase or theme that recurs at the end of a verse of a folk song.

Source: Wiktionary


Dil"do, n.

Definition: A burden in popular songs. [Obs.] Delicate burthens of dildos and fadings. Shak.

Dil"do, n. (Bot.)

Definition: A columnar cactaceous plant of the West Indies (Cereus Swartzii).

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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