Gräfenberg spot

[graf-uh n-burg, gref-]

noun

a patch of tissue in the front wall of the vagina, claimed to be erectile and highly erogenous.

Origin of Gräfenberg spot

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

Also called G spot, G-spot.

G spot

or G-spot

noun

Gräfenberg spot.

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Contemporary Examples of g-spot

Yet the very idea of there not being a G-spot sparked international headlines.
Yes, There Is a G-Spot
Rachel Kramer Bussel
January 5, 2010
Blue offers an in-depth guide to exactly where the G-spot is and how to stimulate it on her Web site.
Yes, There Is a G-Spot
Rachel Kramer Bussel
January 5, 2010
All the experts I spoke to emphasized that there are no “shoulds” when it comes to the G-spot.
Yes, There Is a G-Spot
Rachel Kramer Bussel
January 5, 2010
O is for Obama, the man who may just end the Industrial Revolution; and ozone, the g-spot of the climate debate.
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December 6, 2009

British Dictionary definitions for g-spot

G-spot

noun

an area in the front wall of the vagina which is alleged to produce an extremely intense orgasm when stimulated

Word Origin for G-spot

C20: short for Gräfenberg spot, named after Ernst Gräfenberg (1881–1957), German gynaecologist

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Word Origin and History for g-spot

g spot

also g-spot, 1981, short for Gräfenberg spot, named for German gynecologist Ernst Gräfenberg (1881-1957), who described it in 1950.