phallic

American  

[fal-ik] / ˈfæl ɪk /

Sometimes phallical

adjective

1. of, relating to, or resembling a phallus.

2. of or relating to phallicism.

3. genital.

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phallic British  

/ ˈfælɪk /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or resembling a phallus

   a phallic symbol

2. psychoanal

   1. relating to a stage of psychosexual development during which a male child's interest is concentrated on the genital organs

   2. designating personality traits, such as conceit and self-assurance, due to fixation at the phallic stage of development Compare anal oral genital

   3. (in Freudian theory) denoting a phase of early childhood in which there is a belief that both sexes possess a phallus

3. of or relating to phallicism

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Other Word Forms

• pseudophallic adjective

Etymology

Origin of phallic

From the Greek word phallikós, dating back to 1780–90. See phallus, -ic

Example Sentences

In other parts of Naxos and mainland Greece, young men wearing cow bells and carrying a phallic symbol — a common feature of ancient rites celebrating spring — danced their way to village squares on Sunday.

From Seattle Times

Students at a London university say a proposed "phallic" sculpture by Sir Antony Gormley could "hurt the image and reputation" of the institution.

From BBC

She watches “Peppa Pig,” which I, of course, hate — those British pigs with their phallic noses prattling on about nothing.

From New York Times

Anyway, the whole internet loves the stuck boat, especially since it also appears to have charted a very phallic course into the canal before it drifted into its current position.

From The Verge

The text is composed in a circle that evokes the central core imagery feminist artists once offered as a counterpoint to the rising phallic monuments of patriarchy.

From Los Angeles Times