groin
/ˈɡɹoɪ̯n/ ~ /ˈɡɹɔɪ̯n/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 3.26 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The crease or depression of the human body at the junction of the trunk and the thigh, together with the surrounding region.
noun
The area adjoining this fold or depression.
noun
The projecting solid angle formed by the meeting of two vaults
noun
The genitals.
Example Sentences
- "The Mexican levelled nine minutes from time after Steven Gerrard, making his first start since undergoing groin surgery in April, put Liverpool ahead with a 68th-minute free-kick."
- "He pulled a muscle in his groin."
- "He got kicked in the groin and was writhing in pain."
- "My friend […] discovered in his early teen years a passion for both men and opera. He frequented the Met to satisfy his ear but had little knowledge or experience of where to find partners and satisfy his groin."
- "In the scrum he somehow got groined."
- "She groined him and ran to the car."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʰrem- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *grunduz Proto-Indo-European *-yom Proto-Indo-European *-yos Proto-Indo-European *-yós Proto-Germanic *-jaz Proto-Germanic *-ją Proto-Germanic *grundiją Proto-West Germanic *grundī Old English grynde Middle English grinde English grine English loininflu. English groin From earlier grine, from Middle English grinde, grynde, from Old English grynde (“abyss”) (perhaps also "depression, hollow"), probably related to Proto-Germanic *grunduz; see ground. Later altered under the influence of loin.
Origin
Word Breakdown
Usage
- Literary
- Transitive verb
- American usage