olisbos

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ὄλισβος (ólisbos), possibly from ὀλισθάνειν (olisthánein, “to slip, glide”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɒlɪzbəs/

Noun

olisbos (plural olisboi or olisbos)

1. A dildo.
   • 1958, Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita:

     I had blazed in her face an olisbos-like flashlight.

   • 1974, Guy Davenport, Tatlin!:

     At quiet hour in the afternoon they were adepts of the olisbos, baubon, and finger.

   • 1932, Sexual Life in Ancient Greece, Panther, published 1969, page 287:

     A bowl of Pamphaeus in the British Museum shows a naked hetaira who has two olisboi in her hand; apparently there is a similar representation on a bowl of Euphronius.

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɔ.lis.bo/

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Noun

olisbos m (plural olisbos)

1. dildo (artificial phallus)

   Synonyms: godemichet, gode, dildo

Further reading

• “olisbos”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.