Etymology

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Today it means: The baculum (penile bone) of a walrus, often sold as a souvenir to tourists in Alaska. Full definition →

Inupiaq usuk
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The story

  1. Inupiaq · borrowed fromusuk“penis”
  2. English todayoosik

From Inupiaq usuk (“penis”).

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