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anilingus

/ˌeɪ.nɪˈlɪŋ.ɡəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.21 in modern English

Syllables
anilin-gus
IPA
/ˌeɪ.nɪˈlɪŋ.ɡəs/
10
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Performance of oral sex upon the anus.

Uncountable

Etymology

Allegedly coined by sexologist Richard von Krafft-Ebing who had already used cunnilingus in such a sense of denoting the practice instead of its actor and spread by the tenth edition of Psychopathia sexualis of 1898 (English edition page 185, German edition page 124, referencing a description of his in Centralblatt für die Krankheiten der Harn- und Sexual-Organe Vol. VI of 1895 pages 355–357). However that usage of this word is just one incidental one and such an attribution may be transferred from the observation of other sexological terms having spread by Krafft-Ebing’s book. Likely independently coined at various occasions by analogy to more frequently known cunnilingus, that is a translingual blend of anus + cunnilingus.

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˌeɪ.nɪˈlɪŋ.ɡəs/

Usage

Inflected Forms

analingus (alternative) anilinctus (alternative, rare)

Derived Forms

anilingual anilinguist anilinguistic

Phrases

oral sex rusty trombone rim job tossed salad sexual activity

Frequently Paired Words

oral sex rimjob rusty trombone rim job tossed salad sexual activity cunnilingus fellatio

Synonyms

anilinction anilinctus anilingus analingus arse-licking ass-licking reaming rimming salad tossing

Questions

How do you pronounce anilingus?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌeɪ.nɪˈlɪŋ.ɡəs/.
What does anilingus mean?
Performance of oral sex upon the anus.
Where does anilingus come from?
Allegedly coined by sexologist Richard von Krafft-Ebing who had already used cunnilingus in such a sense of denoting the practice instead of its actor and spread by the tenth edition of Psychopathia sexualis of 1898 (English edition page 185, German edition page 124, referencing a description of his in Centralblatt für die Krankheiten der Harn- und Sexual-Organe Vol. VI of 1895 pages 355–357). However that usage of this word is just one incidental one and such an attribution may be transferred from the observation of other sexological terms having spread by Krafft-Ebing’s book. Likely independently coined at various occasions by analogy to more frequently known cunnilingus, that is a translingual blend of anus + cunnilingus.

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