"airgasm" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɛəɡaz(ə)m/ [UK], /ˈɛəɹ.ɡæz.əm/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-airgasm.wav Forms: airgasms [plural]
Etymology: From air + -gasm. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|air|gasm}} air + -gasm Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} airgasm (countable and uncountable, plural airgasms), {{tlb|en|slang}} (slang)
  1. Relief or pleasure accompanying an increased quantity of air.
    Exhilaration felt during free fall, such as when skydiving or bungee jumping.
    Tags: countable, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-airgasm-en-noun-YQFxLUcd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -gasm, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 42 12 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -gasm: 35 34 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 40 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 36 25
  2. Relief or pleasure accompanying an increased quantity of air.
    The act of skydiving naked, in pairs, to have sex and possibly to reach orgasm.
    Tags: countable, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-airgasm-en-noun-VqslxXQ4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -gasm, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 42 12 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -gasm: 35 34 31 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 25 55 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 40 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 36 25
  3. Relief or pleasure accompanying an increased quantity of air.
    State provided by the air felt after removing a mask.
    Tags: countable, slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-airgasm-en-noun-koneDFif Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -gasm, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 46 42 12 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -gasm: 35 34 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 43 40 17 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 39 36 25 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 25 33 42
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (Translations): airgasme [masculine] (French)
Disambiguation of 'Translations': 42 49 9

Inflected forms

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