Meanings
plural Ben Wa balls · alternative Ben-Wa ball
- in pluralEither of a pair of marble-sized metal or plastic balls, usually hollow and containing a small weight that rolls around, used for vaginal or anal sexual stimulation.
Synonyms: geisha ball
Synonyms & antonyms
nounEither of a pair of marble-sized metal or plastic balls, usually hollow and containing a small weight that rolls around, used for vaginal or anal sexual stimulation.
Origin
From the earlier ben-wa which was borrowed from Japanese. Compare the synonym rin-no-tama, also from Japanese.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 陰道球 /阴道球, 內用球 /内用球
- 陰道球 /阴道球 (yīndàoqiú)pair of balls used for vaginal stimulation
- 內用球 /内用球 (nèiyòngqiú)pair of balls used for vaginal stimulation
Finnish geishapallot
- geishapallotpair of balls used for vaginal stimulation
French boule de geisha
- boule de geishapair of balls used for vaginal stimulation
Swedish geishakula, samlagskula
- geishakulapair of balls used for vaginal stimulation
- samlagskulapair of balls used for vaginal stimulation
Cite this entry
Ben Wa ball. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ben%20Wa%20ball
“Ben Wa ball.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ben%20Wa%20ball. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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