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Cock is a common English slang word for the human penis. [1] [2] It is asserted to have been in use as early as 1450. [1] The term has given rise to a wide range of derived terms, such as cockblock, cocksucker, and cocktease, and is also often invoked in double entendres involving words and phrases that contain the phoneme but without originating from the slang term, such as cockfighting, cockpit, cocktail, and cock a doodle doo.
The word can be traced through the Middle English cok, from Old English coc, cocc ("cock, male bird"), from Proto-West Germanic *kokk, from Proto-Germanic *kukkaz, probably of onomatopoeic origin. It is cognate with Middle Dutch cocke (also meaning "cock, male bird") and Old Norse kokkr. This is reinforced by the Old French coc, also of imitative origin. Use of the compound term pillicock to refer to the penis is attested since 1325.
Because "cock" is susceptible to numerous centuries-old meanings, it is "difficult to pinpoint the first clear use of the phallic sense", though the slang usage is generally understood to be related to the sense of a "male farmyard fowl". [2] Other senses that appear to derive from the same origin include that of a valve or tap for controlling water flow in plumbing, and the hammer of a firearm trigger mechanism, both of which allow for semantic similarities to acts involving the penis. [2] Two instances of the use of "cock" in the works of William Shakespeare are thought to be double entendres for the phallic sense, one being in the 1594 play The Taming of the Shrew , where Petruchio describes his crest as "a combless cock", and another in the 1599 play, Henry VI, Part 2 , where a character named "Pistol" declares, "Pistol's cock is up". [2]
"Cock" has given rise to a wide array of derived terms, such as "cockhound" for a promiscuous male, "cocksucker" for a person who performs fellatio on a man (or "cocksucking" for the act itself), and "cocktease" for a person who sexually arouses a man without providing sexual release. [2]
Cockblock (also cock-block or cock block) is a US slang term for an action, whether intentional or not, that prevents someone else from having sex. [3] Such behavior is said to be motivated by jealousy or competitiveness, although it is sometimes accidental or inadvertent. The term is also used (or the term "cockblocker") for a person who engages in such obstruction or intervention. [4] [5]
Social research has documented norms among male peer groups that view "cockblock" behavior as negative, which may make men less likely to challenge each other's behavior or impede sexual access to women, sometimes even in cases of possible sexual assault or intimate partner violence. [6] [7] The term appears to date at least to 1972, when Edith Folb documented its use by urban Black teenagers in the United States.
Marla Gibbs uses the phrase in the 1999 film Lost & Found . [8] The 2007 film Superbad also references cockblocking, with one character counseling against it. [9]
Cocksucker, and cocksucking as both an adjective and a noun, refer to the act of fellatio, and historically have particularly been used in connection with the performance of this act as a homosexual act. The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English traces both the descriptive usage of "cocksucker" and the adjectival form of "cocksucking" to 1865 in the United States. [10] It further traces the use of "cocksucker" as a "generalised term of abuse" to 1918 in the United States, and cites to uses of both terms in print in the 1950s by writers including Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and William S. Burroughs. [10]
"Cocksucker" was one of the seven dirty words that American comedian George Carlin first listed in his famous 1972 "Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television" monologue. [11] Carlin noted in the monologue that "cock" alone was ambiguous and also had inoffensive meanings, while "cocksucker" did not. At the time that Carlin originated the act, "cocksucker" was used almost exclusively as an insult towards men implying that they performed homosexual acts. [12] Carlin also noted in his comedy routine that the term was not used with respect to the practice of fellatio by females, stating: "For some reason, now cocksucker means bad man. It's a good woman". [13] Another comedian, Lenny Bruce, was arrested for using the word in his act in the 1960s. [14]
Fellatio is an oral sex act consisting of the stimulation of a penis by using the mouth. Oral stimulation of the scrotum may also be termed fellatio, or colloquially as teabagging.
LGBTQ slang, LGBTQ speak, queer slang, or gay slang is a set of English slang lexicon used predominantly among LGBTQ+ people. It has been used in various languages since the early 20th century as a means by which members of the LGBTQ+ community identify themselves and speak in code with brevity and speed to others.
A gang bang is a sexual activity in which one person is the central focus of the sexual activity of several people, usually more than three, sequentially or simultaneously. The term generally refers to a woman being the focus; one man with multiple women can be referred to as a "reverse gang bang". The term has become associated with the porn industry and usually describes a staged event whereby a woman has sex with several men in direct succession. Bukkake is a type of gang bang, originating in Japan, that focuses on the central person being ejaculated upon by male participants.
Irrumatio is a form of oral sex in which someone thrusts his penis into another person's mouth, in contrast to fellatio where the penis is being actively orally excited by a fellator. The difference lies mainly in which party takes the active part. By extension, irrumatio can also refer to the sexual technique of thrusting the penis between the thighs of a partner.
Terms used to describe homosexuality have gone through many changes since the emergence of the first terms in the mid-19th century. In English, some terms in widespread use have been sodomite, Achillean, Sapphic, Uranian, homophile, lesbian, gay, effeminate, queer, homoaffective, and same-gender attracted. Some of these words are specific to women, some to men, and some can be used of either. Gay people may also be identified under the umbrella term LGBT.
Beard is a slang term, American in origin, describing a person who is used, knowingly or unknowingly, as a date, romantic partner, or spouse either to conceal infidelity or to conceal one's sexual orientation. The term also refers, in some areas, to anyone who acted on behalf of another, in any transaction, to conceal a person's true identity. The term can be used in heterosexual and non-heterosexual contexts but is especially used within LGBTQ+ culture. References to beards are seen in mainstream television and films, and other entertainment.
A "pearl necklace" is slang for a sexual act in which a man ejaculates semen on or near the neck or chest of another person. The term originates from the way the deposited semen resembles a necklace of translucent white pearls.
Sexual slang is a set of linguistic terms and phrases used to refer to sexual organs, processes, and activities; they are generally considered colloquial rather than formal or medical, and some may be seen as impolite or improper.
A stunt cock is a substitute penis that is used during filmmaking, typically in pornographic films. The stunt cock is typically filmed up close so as not to identify its bearer, the goal being to deceive the viewer into thinking that the stunt cock is the penis of the main actor.
Coprophilia, also called scatophilia or scat, is the paraphilia involving sexual arousal and pleasure from feces.
A creampie is a sexual act featured in hardcore pornography in which a man ejaculates inside his partner's vagina without the use of a condom, resulting in visible seeping or dripping of semen from the orifice.
An artificial vagina is a device designed to imitate the vagina as well as sometimes the vulva. To achieve this, it will generally be made of a soft material, lubricated, and occasionally heated.
Coochie, coochee or coochi is an American term often used as a cute or slang word for a vulva. It has also been used as a slang descriptor in relation to a belly dance and related types of movement.
A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English is a dictionary of slang originally compiled by the noted lexicographer of the English language Eric Partridge. The first edition was published in 1937 and seven editions were eventually published by Partridge. An eighth edition was published in 1984, after Partridge's death, by editor Paul Beale; in 1990 Beale published an abridged version, Partridge's Concise Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to human sexuality:
Sloppy seconds is a slang phrase for when a man has sexual intercourse with a partner shortly after that person has had intercourse with someone else, and is therefore wet or "sloppy". The phrase "buttered bun" is sometimes used to refer to said orifice. The practice is also referred to as a "wet deck".
Cornhole is a sexual slang vulgarism for the anus. The term came into use in the 1910s in the United States. Its verb form, to cornhole, which came into use in the 1930s, means 'to have anal sex'.
Dick is a common English slang word for the human penis. It is also used by extension for a variety of slang purposes, generally considered vulgar, including as a verb to describe sexual activity and as a pejorative term for individuals who are considered to be rude, abrasive, inconsiderate, or otherwise contemptible. In this context, it can be used interchangeably with jerk, and can also be used as a verb to describe rude or deceitful actions. Variants include dickhead, which literally refers to the glans. The offensiveness of the word dick is complicated by the continued use of the word in inoffensive contexts, including as both a given name and a surname, the popular British dessert spotted dick, the novel Moby-Dick, the Dick and Jane series of children's books, and the American retailer Dick's Sporting Goods. Uses such as these have provided a basis for comedy writers to exploit this juxtaposition through double entendre.
Prick is a vulgar word for 'penis' as well as a pejorative term used to refer to a despicable or contemptible individual. It is generally considered offensive, though in the past it has been used as a term of endearment. Its history as a euphemism for 'penis' goes back to the 1500s and has been used in wordplay by Shakespeare and other writers who have combined the vulgarism with the standard meaning of the noun, which means the act of piercing or puncturing. Most linguists believe it has been used as a direct insult only since 1929.
Big black cock, usually shortened to BBC, is a sexual slang term and a genre of ethnic pornography that focuses on black men with large penises. The theme is found in both straight and gay pornography.
The following is a verbatim transcript of "Filthy Words" (the George Carlin monologue at issue in the Supreme Court case of FCC v. Pacifica Foundation) prepared by the Federal Communications Commission...