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cunnilingus

cun·ni·lin·gus

UK/ˌkʌn.ɪˈlɪŋ.ɡəs/ US/ˌkʌn.əˈlɪŋ.ɡəs/ uncommon dated rare

noun

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Origin

From Latin cunnilingus (literally “cuntlicker”). The meaning shift, not yet complete in the early twentieth century, perhaps derives from figurative uses where the name for a person stands for the name of a practice.

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