olisbos
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ὄλισβος (ólisbos), from ὀλισθάνειν (olisthánein, “to slip, glide”).
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɒlɪzbəs/
Noun
olisbos (plural olisboi or olisbos)
- A dildo.
- 1958, Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita:
- I had blazed in her face an olisbos-like flashlight.
- 1974, Guy Davenport, Tatlin!:
- At quiet hour in the afternoon they were adepts of the olisbos, baubon, and finger.
- 1932, Sexual Life in Ancient Greece, Panther 1969, p. 287:
- A bowl of Pamphaeus in the British Museum shows a naked hetaira who has two olisboi in her hand; apparently there is a similar representation on a bowl of Euphronius.
- 1958, Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita:
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɔ.lis.bo/
Audio (file)
Noun
olisbos m (plural olisbos)
- dildo (artificial phallus)
- Synonyms: godemichet, gode, dildo
Further reading
- “olisbos”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.