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phallic symbol

noun Psychoanalysis.

any object, as a cigar or skyscraper, that may broadly resemble or represent the penis, especially such an object that symbolizes power, as an automobile.

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Nearby words

phalerae, phallectomy, phalli, phallic, phallic phase, phallic symbol, phallicism, phallism, phallitis, phallo-, phallocampsis

Origin of phallic symbol

First recorded in 1905–10
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Culture definitions for phallic symbol

phallic symbol

[ (fal-ik) ]

A symbol (see also symbol) of the penis.

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