dildo

An assortment of dildos.

Meanings

Noun

Verb

  • To penetrate with a dildo or with another object as if it were a dildo.

Origin

  • Unclear; possibly an alteration of Italian diletto ("delight") or English diddle; compare the use of dildo2, like diddle, as a nonsense syllable in often sexual songs. Compare the spelling dil doul, found in e.g. The Maids Complaint for want of a Dil Doul, a song in the library of Samuel Pepys.
  • Related to other nonsense syllables like dido and diddle, which similarly developed sexual senses. Found since at least the 1500s, often in contexts where allusion is being made to the sexual sense (above).

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