ejaculation

American  

[ih-jak-yuh-ley-shuhn] / ɪˌdʒæk yəˈleɪ ʃən /

noun

1. an abrupt, exclamatory utterance.

2. the act or process of ejaculating, especially the discharge of semen by the male reproductive organs.

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ejaculation British  

/ ɪˌdʒækjʊˈleɪʃən /

noun

1. an abrupt emphatic utterance or exclamation

2. a discharge of semen

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ejaculation Scientific  

/ ĭ-jăk′yə-lā′shən /

1. The act of discharging semen from the urethra during orgasm.

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Other Word Forms

• ejaculatory
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of ejaculation

First recorded in 1595–1605; ejaculate + -ion

Explanation

An ejaculation is either the discharge of semen that happens when a man has an orgasm or a sudden verbal outburst like "Hey!" Ejaculations are sudden and explosive. One type of ejaculation is the male orgasm, when semen is propelled from the penis. The other type of ejaculation is verbal. "Stop!" and "Wow!" are examples of ejaculations. People make ejaculations when they're excited or have something important to say. Ejaculations are also called interjections. They often interrupt, and they're usually full of emotion. Duh, yikes, holy cow, and d'oh (as in Homer Simpson's D'OH!) are all ejaculations.

Example Sentences

I believe the Prayer-book contains Prayer, Praise, Confession, Intercession and Ejaculation fitted to every need and occasion of all conditions of men!—with very rare if any exceptions.

From Juliana Horatia Ewing And Her Books by Eden, Horatia K. F.

The Pleasantness of the Garden draws a great many Persons to it; and 'tis a rare Thing that any Passes by Jesus without an Ejaculation.

From Colloquies of Erasmus, Volume I. by Erasmus, Desiderius

Ga. By and by I put up a short Ejaculation to Christ.

From Colloquies of Erasmus, Volume I. by Erasmus, Desiderius