Meanings
plural smegmata · plural smegmas
- countableuncountableA whitish sebaceous secretion that collects between the glans penis and foreskin or in the vulva.
I saw Mrs St Cloud wander happily through the flower-filled streets, her belly smeared with smegma, breasts bruised by the hands of boys.
1979, J.G. Ballard, The Unlimited Dream Company, chapter 30Synonyms: cheese, cock cheese, dick cheese, knob cheese
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA whitish sebaceous secretion that collects between the glans penis and foreskin or in the vulva.
Origin
- Ancient Greekσμῆγμα
- Englishsmegma
From Latin, borrowed from Ancient Greek σμῆγμα (smêgma), alternative form of σμῆμα (smêma, “soap, detergent”), from σμάω (smáō, “to wipe, clean”).
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Arabic لَخَن
- لَخَن (laḵan)sebaceous secretion
Basque esmegma
- esmegmasebaceous secretion
Bulgarian смегма
- смегма (smegma)sebaceous secretion
Catalan esmegma
- esmegmasebaceous secretion
Chinese Cantonese 包皮垢
- 包皮垢 (baau¹ pei⁴ gau³)sebaceous secretion
Chinese Mandarin 包皮垢, 陰垢 /阴垢
- 包皮垢 (bāopígòu)sebaceous secretion
- 陰垢 /阴垢 (yīngòu)sebaceous secretion
Czech smegma
- smegmasebaceous secretion
Danish nakkeost, smegma
- nakkeostsebaceous secretion
- smegmasebaceous secretion
Dutch smegma
- smegmasebaceous secretion
Esperanto smegmo
- smegmosebaceous secretion
Estonian smegma
- smegmasebaceous secretion
Finnish esinahkatali
- esinahkatalisebaceous secretion
French smegma
- smegmasebaceous secretion
German Smegma
- Smegmasebaceous secretion
Greek σμήγμα
- σμήγμα (smígma)sebaceous secretion
Hebrew סמגמה
- סמגמהsebaceous secretion
Hindi शिश्नमल
- शिश्नमल (śiśnamal)sebaceous secretion
Icelandic reðurfarði, limfarði
- reðurfarðisebaceous secretion
- limfarðisebaceous secretion
- ostursebaceous secretion
Italian smegma
- smegmasebaceous secretion
Japanese 恥垢, チンカス
- 恥垢 (chikō)sebaceous secretion
- チンカス (chinkasu)sebaceous secretion
Korean 귀두(龜頭)지, 치구
- 귀두(龜頭)지 (gwiduji)sebaceous secretion
- 치구 (chigu)sebaceous secretion
- 스메그마 (seumegeuma)sebaceous secretion
- 좆밥 (jotbap)sebaceous secretion
Lithuanian smegma
- smegmasebaceous secretion
Māori paraheka, ngahu
- parahekasebaceous secretion
- ngahusebaceous secretion
Polish mastka
- mastkasebaceous secretion
Portuguese esmegma
- esmegmasebaceous secretion
Russian смегма
- смегма (smegma)sebaceous secretion
Spanish esmegma
- esmegmasebaceous secretion
Swahili pumba
- pumbasebaceous secretion
Swedish smegma, flensost
- smegmasebaceous secretion
- flensostsebaceous secretion
- kukostsebaceous secretion
Tagalog kupal, hima
- kupalsebaceous secretion
- himasebaceous secretion
Thai ขี้เปียก
- ขี้เปียก (kîi-bpìiak)sebaceous secretion
Turkish smegma
- smegmasebaceous secretion
Ukrainian смегма
- смегма (smehma)sebaceous secretion
Vietnamese bựa, bựa sinh dục
- bựasebaceous secretion
- bựa sinh dụcsebaceous secretion
- pho mátsebaceous secretion
Welsh smegma
- smegmasebaceous secretion
Cite this entry
smegma. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smegma
“smegma.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/smegma. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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