orgasm
nounverbcommon in dialogue
- United Kingdom//ˈɔː.ɡæ.zəm//
- United States//ˈoɹ.ɡæ.zəm//
A rush of sexual excitement; now specifically, the climax or peak of sexual pleasure, which occurs during sexual activity and which in males may include ejaculation and in females vaginal contractions.
noun
- 1
obsoleteA spasm or sudden contraction.
Hence simple fevers are of two kinds; first, the febris irritativa, or fever with strong pulse, which consists of a previous torpor of the heart, arteries, and capillaries, and a succeeding orgasm of those vessels.
- 2
A rush of sexual excitement; now specifically, the climax or peak of sexual pleasure, which occurs during sexual activity and which in males may include ejaculation and in females vaginal contractions.
anally-induced orgasm
attain orgasm
be close to orgasm
bring oneself to orgasm
- 3
A creamy white alcoholic cocktail containing amaretto, Irish cream, and coffee liqueur.
Etymology
From French orgasme or New Latin orgasmus, from Ancient Greek ὀργασμός (orgasmós, “excitement, swelling”), from ὀργάω (orgáō, “to swell with moisture”).
verb
- 1
To have an orgasm.
Forms
- plural
- orgasms
- past tense
- orgasmed
- past participle
- orgasmed
- present participle
- orgasming
- third person singular
- orgasms
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