phallic
Relating to, or characteristic of the penis.
Other meanings
Shaped like an erect human penis.
“My mother has a very phallic salt shaker.”
Relating to or exhibiting masculine or patriarchal traits, seen metaphorically as seated in the male genitalia.
Related words
- diphallic
- ectophallic
- endophallic
- periphallic
- pseudophallic
- unphallic
- dolichophallic
- macrophallic
- phallicism
- phallically
- phallicness
- nonphallic
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