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phallic
adjective phal·lic \ˈfa-lik\
: of, relating to, or resembling a penis
Full Definition of PHALLIC
1
: of or relating to phallicism <a phallic cult>
2
: of, relating to, or resembling a phallus
3
: relating to or being the stage of psychosexual development in psychoanalytic theory that follows the anal stage and during which a child becomes interested in his or her own sexual organs
— phal·li·cal·ly \-li-k(ə-)lē\ adverb
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First Known Use of PHALLIC
1704
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adjective phal·lic \ˈfal-ik\
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