fellatio
Meanings
Plural: fellatios
Noun
- oral stimulation of the penis
- The stimulation of the penis using the mouth.
Origin / Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)-
Latin fellō
Proto-Indo-European *-tisder.
Proto-Italic *-tjō
Latin -tiō
Latin fellātiōlbor.
English fellatio
Learned borrowing from Latin fellātiō, from fellātus, perfect participle of fellō (“I suck, I fellate”). The word started to appear in medical literature in the 19th century but it was still treated as Latin. In 1919, the California Supreme Court struck down a law criminalizing fellatio because the state constitution required laws to be written in English. By the late 20th century, fellatio was treated as an English word.
Synonyms
blowjob, brain, cocksucking, dome, fellation, French, gobby, head, hummer, mouth music, nosh, penilingus
Scrabble Score: 11
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