penis
/ˈpi.nɪs/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.05 in modern English
7
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The female clitoris is homologous to the male penis."
- "See, the problem is that God gives men a brain and a penis, and only enough blood to run one at a time."
- "The penis is the perfectly obvious and natural symbol of instantaneous time."
- "A life is more valuable than a penis."
- "1998, Collecting Mark Twain: A History and Three New Paths, Kevin Mac Donnell, Firsts Magazine, Inc. By early November, the sheets of HUCK FINN were being forwarded for binding, and within a week or two it was discovered that the illustration at page 283 had been altered in the master plate to make it appear as if Uncle Silas was exposing his penis. Twain would be amused to know that this may be the first time the word "penis" has ever been used to describe the alteration to this plate; the euphemisms and delicate phrasings employed by previous bibliographers to avoid stating the obvious are impressive."
- "Okay, hold on, because “stimulus package of your dreams” sounds like how Paul Krugman describes his penis."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pes- Proto-Indo-European *pes-ni-s Proto-Italic *peznis Latin pēnislbor. English penis Learned borrowing from Latin pēnis, from Proto-Italic *peznis, from Proto-Indo-European *pes-ni-s, from *pes- (“penis”). First attested in the late 17th century. Doublet of pencil. Displaced native English pintle, tarse, pillicock.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈpi.nɪs/
- British English: /ˈpiː.nɪs/