phallic symbol

American  

noun

Psychoanalysis.

1. any object, as a cigar or skyscraper, that may broadly resemble or represent the penis, especially such an object that symbolizes power, as an automobile.

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phallic symbol Cultural  

1. A symbol (see also symbol) of the penis.

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Etymology

Origin of phallic symbol

First recorded in 1905–10

Example Sentences

And DjBeeTee tweeted: "Let's add it up: Red=eroticism, sports car=substitute for potency, animal print mini-skirt=sex appeal, banana=phallic symbol. But sure this is all just accidental..."

From BBC

Shiri@home tweeted: "Little girl with phallic symbol in her hand. Clear, super..."

From BBC

It’s a large, gold folding screen adorned with masculine totems: worn work boots and work gloves; a tie, dipped in paint; a heavy pocket watch and, while we’re on the subject, a stunning phallic symbol perched on top, craning upward with its naked, glowing bulb.

From Washington Post

The 56th Fighter Wing pilots out of Luke Air Force Base in Arizona were simulating a dogfight when the phallic symbol was created, a base spokesperson said in a statement to Fox News.

From Fox News

A space rocket is, of course, the ultimate phallic symbol.

From National Geographic