cum
- 01 B2 Upper Intermediate
prep.used to link two words that describe one person or thing that has two roles.
prep.used to join two nouns, indicating that a person or thing has the characteristics or functions of both.
Simple“The spare room serves as a guest bedroom-cum-office.”
In context“He lived in a cramped studio-cum-workshop, where the smell of oil paint was as pervasive as the scent of morning coffee.”
UsageUsually connects two nouns with hyphens, such as 'bedroom-cum-study'.
- 02 C2 Proficiency
v.to reach the peak of sexual pleasure.
v.to experience an orgasm or to ejaculate.
Simple“The video showed people having sex and trying to cum.”
In context“The dialogue in the adult film was limited to repetitive requests for the partner to cum.”
Teacher's tipThis is a highly vulgar term; learners should avoid using it in any professional or social setting.
- 03 C2 Proficiency
n.the liquid that comes out of the body during or after sex.
n.semen or female ejaculatory discharge.
Simple“He wiped the cum off his leg with a towel.”
In context“The presence of cum on the sheets was used as evidence in the investigation.”
Teacher's tipThis noun is uncountable and considered extremely offensive in polite conversation.
Synonymssemenejaculate
“Fool – also seemingly a chief of staff cum carer to Lear – is Max Revell, a dancer with a background in breaking and popping.”
Learned borrowing from Latin cum (“with”).
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.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.