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cum

n. uncountable
C2 Proficiency US //ˈkəm// cum Informal Slang Vulgar

n. a slang word for the liquid that comes out of a man's penis during sex. It is a very informal and rude word that you should only use in private or adult situations.

n. the fluid emitted from the male reproductive tract during ejaculation. Highly informal and vulgar in register; restricted to colloquial or pornographic contexts.


SIMPLE

He wiped the cum off his stomach.

CONTEXTUAL

The biology teacher explained the reproductive process without using slang terms like cum.

COMPLEX

The use of such vulgarisms as cum in mainstream literature was once grounds for censorship, though contemporary adult fiction occasionally employs the term for gritty realism.

Synonyms
Etymology 1

Learned borrowing from Latin cum (“with”).

Etymology 2

Variant of come, attested (in the basic sense "come, move from further to nearer, arrive") since Old English. The sexual sense of come is attested since the 1650s. In this sense and spelling, attested from 1970s.

Usage

Uncountable in its primary sense; primarily used as a vulgar slang term for semen.

Idioms1 entry

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