orgasm
verb
- to experience orgasm
noun
- sexual climax characterised by feelings of pleasure centred in the genitals and (in men) experienced as an accompaniment to ejaculation; an instance of this
- intense or violent excitement; rage
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈɔː.ɡæ.zəm/ / /ˈoɹ.ɡæ.zəm/
noun
Etymology: From French orgasme or New Latin orgasmus, from Ancient Greek ὀργασμός (orgasmós, “excitement, swelling”), from ὀργάω (orgáō, “to swell with moisture”).
- A spasm or sudden contraction.
“Hence simple fevers are of two kinds; first, the febris irritativa, or fever with strong pulse, which consists of a previous torpor of the heart, arteries, and capillaries, and a succeeding orgasm of those vessels.”
- A rush of sexual excitement; now specifically, the climax or peak of sexual pleasure, which occurs during sexual activity and which in males may include ejaculation and in females vaginal contractions.
“Never had I experienced such an immense slow orgasm – its ripples ran like the tributaries of the Nile throughout the whole nervous system.”
“There does not have to be romance involved with sexual pleasure: some of us just like orgasms for the hell of it.”
- A creamy white alcoholic cocktail containing amaretto, Irish cream, and coffee liqueur.
verb
Etymology: From French orgasme or New Latin orgasmus, from Ancient Greek ὀργασμός (orgasmós, “excitement, swelling”), from ὀργάω (orgáō, “to swell with moisture”).
- To have an orgasm.