Etymology

lapidable

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Today it means: Nubile, mature for sexual intercourse (of a woman). Full definition →

First used 17th–18th centuriesLatin lapis
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromlapis“stone”
  2. English todaylapidable

From Latin lapis (“stone”). The sense "nubile" was an intellectual pun on the use of English stone to mean "testicle", potentially also influenced by lap (“female pudenda”).

Words from the same roots

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First known use, by meaning

  • 17th–18th centuries Nubile, mature for sexual intercourse (of a woman).

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