"poon" meaning in English

See poon in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /puːn/ Audio: en-au-poon.ogg Forms: poons [plural]
Rhymes: -uːn Etymology: Compare Tamil புன்னை (puṉṉai), Malayalam പുന്ന (punna), names for Calophyllum inophyllum. Doublet of punnai. Etymology templates: {{taxfmt|Calophyllum inophyllum|species}} Calophyllum inophyllum, {{bor|en|ta|புன்னை}} Tamil புன்னை (puṉṉai), {{bor|en|ml|പുന്ന}} Malayalam പുന്ന (punna), {{taxfmt|Calophyllum inophyllum|species}} Calophyllum inophyllum, {{doublet|en|punnai}} Doublet of punnai Head templates: {{en-noun}} poon (plural poons)
  1. Any of several East Indian trees of the genus Calophyllum, yielding a light, hard wood used for masts, spars, etc. Categories (topical): Genitalia Categories (lifeform): Malpighiales order plants
    Sense id: en-poon-en-noun-g3ITdUta Disambiguation of Genitalia: 60 17 23 Disambiguation of Malpighiales order plants: 71 8 21 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 71 22 8
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /puːn/ Audio: en-au-poon.ogg Forms: poons [plural]
Rhymes: -uːn Etymology: Clipping of poontang. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|poontang}} Clipping of poontang Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} poon (countable and uncountable, plural poons)
  1. (US, vulgar, slang) The vagina and vulva; or intercourse with a woman. Tags: US, countable, slang, uncountable, vulgar Synonyms: vulva, copulation
    Sense id: en-poon-en-noun-jylPo~xa Categories (other): American English
  2. (colloquial) A wimp; a pussy. Tags: colloquial, countable, uncountable Synonyms: sissy, wuss, milksop
    Sense id: en-poon-en-noun-ELRJEOpy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: poon up (english: probably etymologically unrelated), khao poon (english: etymologically unrelated)
Etymology number: 2

Inflected forms

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}

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