Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nullectomy

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: nul-lec-to-my
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Plastic surgery to remove external genitalia in order to create a smooth groin appearance; a person who has undergone this surgery is a nullo.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"I don’t know how much more of this our culture can take. “Gender-affirming” surgeries are growing increasingly extreme. A source sent me links to websites operated by doctors who perform “bottom surgeries” advertising “genital nullification” — a.k.a. “nullectomy” — procedures that remove genitalia in order to create a “smooth” appearance in the groin."
"I’d rather be born the way I am now, but flat and nippleless chest, and having a nullectomy. Maybe a slightly different face shape too"
"If you are interested a person who got their body exactly like you described created a sub for this kind of surgery, it's called "nullectomy""

Etymology

From null + -ectomy, by analogy with other terms for gender-affirming surgery like penectomy.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: null

Usage

Uncountable

Synonyms

nulloplasty nullification

Questions

What does nullectomy mean?: Plastic surgery to remove external genitalia in order to create a smooth groin appearance; a person who has undergone this surgery is a nullo.
Where does nullectomy come from?: From null + -ectomy, by analogy with other terms for gender-affirming surgery like penectomy.

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