Etymology

vagina dentata

Today it means: The mythical toothed vagina; often related to castration anxiety. Full definition →

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  1. Latin · derived fromvagina
  2. English todayvagina dentata

First attested 1908, from Latin vagina + dentata (“toothed”); popularized chiefly by Sigmund Freud.

Words from the same roots

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