"clit" meaning in English

See clit in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /klɪt/ [UK, US], [kʰl̥ɪt] [UK, US] Audio: En-au-clit.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Muldoonsamuel55-clit.wav Forms: clits [plural]
Rhymes: -ɪt Etymology: Shortened from clitoris. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|clitoris|notext=1}} clitoris Head templates: {{en-noun}} clit (plural clits)
  1. (informal, vulgar) Clipping of clitoris. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, vulgar Alternative form of: clitoris Translations (slang: clitoris): clito [masculine] (French), Klitoris [feminine] (German), itil (Indonesian), kelentit (Indonesian), klentit (Indonesian), چوچول (čučul) [vulgar] (Persian), grelo [masculine] (Portuguese), klitta [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-clit-en-noun-4uKdlzbM Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Genitalia, Sex Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 35 2 10 30 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 29 36 4 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 21 29 3 20 28 Disambiguation of Genitalia: 35 30 2 32 1 Disambiguation of Sex: 33 31 6 30 0 Disambiguation of 'slang: clitoris': 56 42 2
  2. (slang, often derogatory) A penis likened to a clitoris, especially in terms of smallness. Tags: derogatory, often, slang
    Sense id: en-clit-en-noun-BTPlvafb Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Body parts, Genitalia, Sex Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 35 2 10 30 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 29 36 4 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 21 29 3 20 28 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 18 39 2 17 24 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 23 44 11 23 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 22 45 12 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 22 45 12 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 23 45 12 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 22 45 12 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 22 46 12 20 Disambiguation of Body parts: 26 33 2 23 16 Disambiguation of Genitalia: 35 30 2 32 1 Disambiguation of Sex: 33 31 6 30 0
  3. (slang, vulgar, derogatory, offensive) A term of abuse. Tags: derogatory, offensive, slang, vulgar
    Sense id: en-clit-en-noun-zchA5M4N
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Verb

IPA: /klɪt/ [UK, US], [kʰl̥ɪt] [UK, US] Audio: En-au-clit.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Muldoonsamuel55-clit.wav Forms: clits [present, singular, third-person], clitting [participle, present], clitted [participle, past], clitted [past]
Rhymes: -ɪt Etymology: Shortened from clitoris. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|clitoris|notext=1}} clitoris Head templates: {{en-verb}} clit (third-person singular simple present clits, present participle clitting, simple past and past participle clitted)
  1. (slang, vulgar, transitive, intransitive, often with "off") To stimulate the clitoris. Tags: intransitive, often, slang, transitive, vulgar Translations (slang: stimulate the clitoris): klittra (Swedish), rulla russin (Swedish), rulla ärta (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-clit-en-verb--2tQ11Ax Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Genitalia, Sex Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 35 2 10 30 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 29 36 4 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 21 29 3 20 28 Disambiguation of Genitalia: 35 30 2 32 1 Disambiguation of Sex: 33 31 6 30 0
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /klɪt/ [UK, US], [kʰl̥ɪt] [UK, US] Audio: En-au-clit.ogg , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Muldoonsamuel55-clit.wav Forms: clits [present, singular, third-person], clitting [participle, present], clitted [participle, past], clitted [past]
Rhymes: -ɪt Etymology: Possibly from clight, clitch. Head templates: {{en-verb}} clit (third-person singular simple present clits, present participle clitting, simple past and past participle clitted)
  1. (UK dialectal, obsolete) To tangle or stick together. Tags: UK, dialectal, obsolete
    Sense id: en-clit-en-verb-auiaM7AJ Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 35 2 10 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 21 29 3 20 28
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "ref": "2005 June 19, carlygtr, “Items for Sale”, in rec.music.makers.guitar (Usenet):",
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        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(UK dialectal, obsolete) To tangle or stick together."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "dialectal",
        "obsolete"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/klɪt/",
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[kʰl̥ɪt]",
      "tags": [
        "UK",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "En-au-clit.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/9/96/En-au-clit.ogg/En-au-clit.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/96/En-au-clit.ogg"
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Muldoonsamuel55-clit.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b8/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Muldoonsamuel55-clit.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Muldoonsamuel55-clit.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/b/b8/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Muldoonsamuel55-clit.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Muldoonsamuel55-clit.wav.ogg"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɪt"
    }
  ],
  "word": "clit"
}

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