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cum

prep. · v. · n.
US //ˈkəm// cum
  1. 1 combined with (prep.)
    B2 Upper Intermediate

    used to link two words that describe one person or thing that has two roles.

    used to join two nouns, indicating that a person or thing has the characteristics or functions of both.

    Example

    The spare room serves as a guest bedroom-cum-office.

    Example

    He lived in a cramped studio-cum-workshop, where the smell of oil paint was as pervasive as the scent of morning coffee.

    Usage

    Usually connects two nouns with hyphens, such as 'bedroom-cum-study'.
  2. 2 to have an orgasm (v.)
    C2 Proficiency Slang Vulgar

    to reach the peak of sexual pleasure.

    to experience an orgasm or to ejaculate.

    Example

    The video showed people having sex and trying to cum.

    Example

    The dialogue in the adult film was limited to repetitive requests for the partner to cum.

    Teacher's tip

    This is a highly vulgar term; learners should avoid using it in any professional or social setting.
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  1. 3 sexual fluid (n.)
    C2 Proficiency Slang Vulgar

    the liquid that comes out of the body during or after sex.

    semen or female ejaculatory discharge.

    Example

    He wiped the cum off his leg with a towel.

    Example

    The presence of cum on the sheets was used as evidence in the investigation.

    Teacher's tip

    This noun is uncountable and considered extremely offensive in polite conversation.
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.

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