chordee

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/ˈkɔːdiː/

noun

An abnormal downward curve to the erect penis.

OriginFrench (chaude-pisse) cordée ← Latin chorda ← Ancient Greek χορδή →
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Meanings

nounchordee (usually uncountable, plural chordees)

plural chordees

  1. uncountableusuallymedicineAn abnormal downward curve to the erect penis.

    Enderby, blinking and squinting, noting that he had slept with his teeth in, wondering where he had put his contact lenses, was emboldened by morning chordee to say, ‘Oughtn’t you to come back to bed for a while?’

    1963, Anthony Burgess, Inside Mr Enderby

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekχορδή“entrails, intestines”
  2. Latinchorda
  3. French(chaude-pisse) cordée“corded (urethral discharge)”
  4. Englishchordee

From French (chaude-pisse) cordée (“corded (urethral discharge)”), ultimately from Latin chorda, from Ancient Greek χορδή (khordḗ, “entrails, intestines”).

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APA

chordee. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chordee

MLA

“chordee.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chordee. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “chordee,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/chordee.

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