Wiktionary:Word of the day/June 23

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ithyphallic adj

(historical, Ancient Rome) Of or pertaining to the erect phallus that was carried in bacchic processions. (specifically) Of a poem or song: having the metre of an ode sung in honour of the bacchic phallus. Of or pertaining to an upward pointing, erect penis; (specifically) of an artistic depiction of a deity or other figure: possessing an erect penis. (by extension) Lascivious, obscene.

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