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orgasm

verb

  1. to experience orgasm
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noun

  1. sexual climax characterised by feelings of pleasure centred in the genitals and (in men) experienced as an accompaniment to ejaculation; an instance of this
  2. intense or violent excitement; rage
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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”).

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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”).

  1. To have an orgasm.