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G-spot
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English
Etymology
Abbreviation of en Gräfenberg spot, popularized in The G Spot and Other Recent Discoveries About Human Sexuality, a pop-sci book published in 1982.
Pronunciation
en /ˈdʒiː.spɒt/ RP
en /ˈdʒi.spɑt/ GA
en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-G-spot.wav US
en iːspɒt 2
Noun
A proposed sensitive, erogenous zone on the anterior wall of the vagina.
en Gräfenberg spot
en 2000 w:Me, Myself & Irene w:Mike Cerrone; the Farrelly brothers Lee Harvey Yeah, because if your fuckin' is anything like your police work then you couldn't hit the G-spot on a twelve pound pussy.
en 2005 1098-5387 William J. Taverner Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in Human Sexuality Is the G-Spot a Myth? McGraw-Hill Two types of evidence have been used to argue for the existence of the G-spot and will be reviewed in turn. The first is behavioral, the second is based on claims of female ejaculation.
en by extension humorous A focal point; a place (real or metaphorical) where activity should be directed for the best result.
en 2009-03-31 Jonathan Alter Ralph Keyes I Love It When You Talk Retro: Hoochie Coochie, Double Whammy, Drop a Dime, and the Forgotten Origins of American Speech St. Martin's Press 9781429952477 The very notion of a G-spot aroused so much interest, however, that this phrase not only stuck around but became metaphorical, as when Newsweek's Jonathan Alter wrote, “Smart politicians have always known that the G Spot of the American body politic is in the middle."
en 2009-08-01 Chris Haigh The Fiddle Handbook Rowman & Littlefield 9781476854762 By manipulating this note you have your finger on the G-spot of the blues; handle it with care!
en 2021-09-23 Michael Billington Affair of the Heart: British Theatre from 1992 to 2020 Bloomsbury Publishing 9781350214781 113 But, although Iain Duncan Smith touched the G-spot of the Blackpool audience, I was reminded of Archie Rice's prophetic cry as he foresaw the end of the music halls and stand-alone British imperialism: “Don't clap too hard, we're all in a very old building."
Related terms
P-spot
C-spot
Translations
sensitive, erogenous zone on the anterior wall of the vagina
Arabic: ar بُقْعَة جِي
Basque: eu G puntu
Catalan: ca punt G m
Chinese:
Cantonese: yue G點 zi1 dim2
Finnish: fi g-piste
French: fr point G m
German: de G-Punkt m, de G-Zone f, de Gräfenberg-Zone f
Italian: it punto G m
Japanese: ja Gスポット jī supotto
Korean: ko G스팟 ji seupat
Lithuanian: lt G-taškas m, lt Grefenbergo taškas m
Macedonian: mk Г-то́чка f
Marathi: mr परमकामानंद बींदू f, mr समागम आल्हाददायक बींदू f, mr संभोग आल्हाददायक बींदू f, mr कामोत्त्जना बींदू f, mr सुभग बींदू f, mr मधुर बींदू f
Mongolian: mn G цэг
Polish: pl punkt G m
Portuguese: pt ponto G m
Russian: ru то́чка «джи» f, ru то́чка Гре́фенберга f
Spanish: es punto G m
Swedish: sv g-punkt c
Turkish: tr G noktası
Verb
en informal rare transitive To stimulate the G-spot of.
Derived terms
en G-spotter
en eponyms
en Genitalia Sex