Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

muffing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.05 in modern English

Syllables: muff-ing
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of muff

noun

The making of a mistake or gaffe.

Countable; Slang; Uncountable

noun

Penetration of the inguinal canal (e.g. with a finger, or by pushing the testicle back inside it) as a form of sexual activity among trans women and other people with testicles.

Slang; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Muffing is a penetration technique enjoyed by some non-op trans women. It involves fingering (or otherwise penetrating) the inguinal canals, the canals through which the testes drop during puberty. […] Sometimes the testes are pushed back up into the body during muffing, and sometimes they're simply moved aside […]"
"[…] she says she and her partner were having a great time last night and she really enjoyed the muffing."

Etymology

In the sexual sense, popularized by Mira Bellwether's 2010 zine "Fucking Trans Women".

Usage

Inflected Forms

muffings (plural)

Questions

What does muffing mean?: present participle and gerund of muff
Where does muffing come from?: In the sexual sense, popularized by Mira Bellwether's 2010 zine "Fucking Trans Women".

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