phallic
adjective
phal·lic
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Definition of phallic
1
: of or relating to phallicism
a phallic cult
2
: of, relating to, or resembling a phallus
3
: relating to or being the stage of psychosexual development in psychoanalytic theory that follows the anal stage and during which a child becomes interested in his or her own sexual organs
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Other Words from phallic
phallically
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adverb
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adverb
Examples of phallic in a Sentence
The poem is filled with phallic imagery.
an ancient Greek phallic symbol representing fertility
Recent Examples on the Web
The unsubtle phallic joke ricochets around tropes of corrosive masculinity and feminine empowerment, establishing a leitmotif in the artist’s career. — Los Angeles Times, "Review: Sarah Lucas show at the Hammer Museum is naked but definitely not afraid," 17 July 2019 Instead of a creating something resembling one of Birmingham’s many beautiful murals, the frustrated artists chose something a little more phallic. — Anna Beahm | Abeahm@al.com, al.com, "What’s worse than potholes? Crude art, apparently," 24 June 2019 In addition to the same getRoman.com ads approved by the MBTA, posters for erectile disfunction medication Hims recently plastered the subway system with blatantly phallic cacti and eggplants. — Kate Flaim, Fortune, "The Wing Lands in Boston and Finds an Advertising Double Standard," 14 June 2019 As a result, the majority of vibrators took a phallic form, which is frustrating because the shape of the object has little to do with its ability to arouse. — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, "Meet Unbound, the Company Defining Next-Wave Sex Positivity One Wearable at a Time," 9 Apr. 2019 Plus, a giant phallic shape was mowed into the grass just outside of Stansted airport, which is where the president's plane landed. — Amy Mackelden, Harper's BAZAAR, "Donald Trump's U.K. State Visit Is Met with Protests," 3 June 2019 And although the base accepted full responsibility for the phallic drawing in the sky, the public had no understanding of what had actually happened. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "The Legendary Saga of the Navy Sky Dong Concludes," 14 May 2019 Iron Man and Captain America are going ego to ego, Hulk is doing his best to rein in his testosterone, and Thor still has his phallic attachment to his hammer. — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, "Let’s Talk About What That Girl Power Moment in Avengers: Endgame Means," 29 Apr. 2019 The show’s designs are perfectly adequate, but its desire to make everything that’s not a human being appear either vaguely phallic or vulva-like means there’s a sameness to the designs here and there. — Todd Vanderwerff, Vox, "How Big Mouth season 2 turns the horrors of puberty into sweet, nuanced comedy," 5 Oct. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'phallic.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for phallic
phallic
adjective
English Language Learners Definition of phallic
: of, relating to, or resembling a penis
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phallic
adjective
phal·lic
| \ ˈfal-ik
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Medical Definition of phallic
1
: of, relating to, or resembling a penis
2
: of, relating to, or characterized by the stage of psychosexual development in psychoanalytic theory following the anal stage and during which a child becomes interested in his or her own sexual organs — compare anal sense 2, genital sense 3, oral sense 3
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