phallusy

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noun

An erection-related myth.

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Meanings

nounphallusy (countable and uncountable, plural phallusies)

plural phallusies

  1. countableuncountableAn erection-related myth.

    Freud's view of women was based upon what might be termed a "phallusy." Like Aristotle, Freud believed that a woman is an incomplete man, "un homme manqué."

    2002, Robert S. McElvaine, Eve's Seed: Biology, the Sexes, and the Course of History, page 256

Origin

Blend of phallus + fallacy.

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APA

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

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

Chicago

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