G spot

American  

Or G-spot

noun

1. Gräfenberg spot.

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G-spot British  

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of G-spot

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

Example Sentences

As if undergoing a hazing ritual performed by Paltrow’s die-hards, Falchuk grins in front of a camera and offers bland, good-sport answers to questions about his betrothed, such as “Have you found Gwyneth’s G. Spot?”

From Slate

Talk of this “distinct erotogenic zone” didn’t take off until the ‘80s, after the term was popularized in the book “The G Spot: And Other Discoveries About Human Sexuality,” by Alice Khan Ladas, Beverly Whipple and John D. Perry.

From Salon

“They think Viagra is magic, just like they thought the G spot worked like a garage-door opener.”

From Time

Other studies have found that women who stimulated an area of the G spot had an elevation in pain threshold.

From Time

“Since you and I last met,” he replies, “the whole of Ukip has changed. We established ourselves by saying clearly what we were against. Back then at a Ukip meeting, you could touch the G spot of an audience just by saying how appalling some Brussels commissioner was. What people are interested in now is: what are we going to do? With our seats on councils, and our members of parliament.”

From Newsweek