Ben Wa ball

/ˈbɛn ˈwɑː ˌbɔːl/

noun

Either 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.

Similar
geisha ball
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Meanings

nounBen Wa ball (plural Ben Wa balls)

plural Ben Wa balls · alternative Ben-Wa ball

  1. 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.

Similar
geisha ball

Origin

From the earlier ben-wa which was borrowed from Japanese. Compare the synonym rin-no-tama, also from Japanese.

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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
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Chicago

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