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Translingual edit
Etymology edit
The circle and arrow represent the shield and spear, respectively, of the Ancient Greek god of war Ares (and his Ancient Roman equivalent Mars). In the Medieval era the spear had crossed in front of the shield, and the ancient form lacked the shield altogether.[1]
Symbol edit
♂︎
- (biology) male.
- Antonym: ♀
- 1990, Charles S. Churcher, “Cranial Appendages of Giraffoidea”, George A. Bubenik, Anthony B. Bubenik, Horns, Pronghorns, and Antlers: Evolution, Morphology, Physiology, and Social Significance, New York: Springer-Verlag, →ISBN, chapter 1.5, page 183:
- Figure 2. Ossicones, secondary ossification, and sinuses of Giraffa: A Lateral aspect of skull showing courses of veins, areas of dense ossification (heavily stippled) and lesser secondary ossification (lightly stippled), and outlines of skull roofs of male (♂) and female (♀) adults. (After Spinage 1968b.)
- (botany, of a flower) staminate.
- (astronomy, astrology) Mars.
- (alchemy, archaic) iron.
- Synonym: ⇞
- (botany, obsolete) biennial.
- (rare) Tuesday.
- Refers to the Latin phrase dies Martis, which literally means "Mars's day".
Derived terms edit
- 🜡 – copper–iron ore.
- (gender): ⚣ – gay.
- ⚤ – heterosexual.
- (botany): ♀-♂ – monoecious.
- ♀:♂ – dioecious.
Related terms edit
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References edit
Chinese edit
Etymology edit
From Japanese memes in the Gachimuchi fandom where the sign is placed between or after words to indicate erotic or homosexual things, usually for humorous effect.
Symbol edit
♂
- (biology) male
- (Internet slang, humorous) Added between two characters of a word or after a word to indicate its relation to homosexual. And derivedly, added to indicate a word's relation to sex.
- 哲♂學/哲♂学 ― zhé ♂ xué ― homosexual (without the symbol: philosophy)
- 交♂易 ― jiāo ♂ yì ― sexual intercourse (without the symbol: exchange)
References edit
Japanese edit
Etymology edit
For sense 2, associated with the Yaranaika and Gachimuchi memes at Nico Nico Douga, as it was originally added after sexual moaning.
Symbol edit
♂
- (biology) male
- (Internet slang, humorous) Added between two characters of a word or after a word to indicate its relation to homosexuality. It is also added to indicate a word's relation to sex.
- 哲 ♂ 学 (tetsugaku; "philosophy", a humorous and misleading tag in Nico Nico Douga to trick viewers into watching Gachimuchi videos)
- アーッ!♂ ("aaa!", sexual moaning turned into an Internet meme)
Descendants edit
- Chinese: ♂ (online slang)