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coolidge effect

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.93 in modern English

Syllables
coolidge -ef-fect
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A phenomenon in animal species whereby males (and to a lesser extent females) exhibit renewed sexual interest if introduced to new receptive sexual partners, even after cessation of sex with prior but still available sexual partners.

Etymology

First used in a 1955 publication by behavioral endocrinologist Frank A. Beach, to whom it was suggested by a student, in reference to a joke about US president Calvin Coolidge and sexual promiscuity.

Inflected Forms

Coolidge effects (plural)

Questions

What does coolidge effect mean?
A phenomenon in animal species whereby males (and to a lesser extent females) exhibit renewed sexual interest if introduced to new receptive sexual partners, even after cessation of sex with prior but still available sexual partners.
Where does coolidge effect come from?
First used in a 1955 publication by behavioral endocrinologist Frank A. Beach, to whom it was suggested by a student, in reference to a joke about US president Calvin Coolidge and sexual promiscuity.

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