G spot

or G-spot

noun

Gräfenberg spot.

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Definition for g spot (2 of 2)

Gräfenberg spot
[ graf-uh n-burg, gref- ]
/ ˈgræf ənˌbɜrg, ˈgrɛf- /

noun

a patch of tissue in the front wall of the vagina, claimed to be erectile and highly erogenous.
Also called G spot, G-spot.

Origin of Gräfenberg spot

1980–85; after German-born gynecologist Ernst Gräfenberg (1881–1957), who is credited with first descibing it
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