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fauxgasm

noun
/ˈfoʊ.ɡæzəm/

Etymology

Blend of faux + orgasm.

  1. derived from ὀργασμός
  2. derived from orgasmus
  3. derived from orgasme
  4. compounded as fauxgasm — “faux + orgasm”

Definitions

  1. A simulated orgasm.

    • Every woman, if she is honest, will admit to having performed a fauxgasm at least once in her life.
    • Opened in 1888, this kosher deli continues to serve some of the best pastrami in New York (and was the site of Meg Ryan's famous 'fauxgasm' scene in When Harry Met Sally…).
    • (Question: Why is every news article about these studies accompanied by a photo of Meg Ryan's fauxgasm scene in "When Harry Met Sally"? Centuries from now, archaeologists will infer that we copulated only fully clothed in delis.)

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA