cunnilingus

American  

[kuhn-l-ing-guhs] / ˌkʌn lˈɪŋ gəs /

Also cunnilinctus

noun

1. the act or practice of orally stimulating the female genitals.

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cunnilingus British  

/ ˌkʌnɪˈlɪŋɡəs, ˌkʌnɪˈlɪŋktəs /

noun

1. a sexual activity in which the female genitalia are stimulated by the partner's lips and tongue Compare fellatio

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Usage

What else does cunnilingus mean? Content warning: the following content includes references to sexual activity.Cunnilingus is the oral stimulation of female genitalia. While many women highly enjoy it as a form of oral sex, it has a popular reputation for being difficult to accomplish or performed lousily.

Other Word Forms

• cunnilingual adjective

Etymology

Origin of cunnilingus

1885–90; < New Latin, Latin: one who licks the vulva, equivalent to cunni- (combining form of cunnus vulva) + -lingus (derivative of lingere to lick )