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1741 Etymology dictionary, p. pair (n.).3
… , a sexual pair." Used from late 14c. with a plural noun to denote a single tool or device composed essentially of two pieces or parts (shears, tongs, spectacles …
1742 Etymology dictionary, p. pander (n.).2
… of sexual liaisons, one who caters for the lusts of others," 1520s, "procurer, pimp," from Middle English Pandare (late 14c.), used by Chaucer ("Troylus and Cryseyde …
1743 Etymology dictionary, p. pansexual (adj.).2
… pan- + sexual. Originally in reference to the view that the sex instinct plays the primary part in all human activity, mental and physical; Freud's critics held …
1744 Etymology dictionary, p. Paphian (adj.).2
… to sexual love" is by 1650s in English.
1745 Etymology dictionary, p. paraphilia (n.).2
"sexual perversion, deviate desires," 1913, from German paraphilie (by 1903), apparently coined by Austrian ethnologist Friedrich Salomo Krauss (1859-1938 …
1746 Etymology dictionary, p. parthenogenesis (n.).2
"reproduction without fertilization or sexual union," 1849, from Greek parthenos "a virgin," a word of unknown origin, + -genesis "birth, origin, creation." Related: Parthenogenetic .
1747 Etymology dictionary, p. passion (n.).4
… of "sexual love" is attested by 1580s, but the word has been used of any lasting, controlling emotion (zeal; grief, sorrow; rage, anger; hope, joy). The meaning "strong …
1748 Etymology dictionary, p. pedophile (n.).2
"person sexually attracted to children, person with pedophilia," 1951, earlier as an adjective (1913), derived from pedophilia. Paedophile is better. Pedophile appears in a 1904 cipher code but probably without intended sexual connotation.
1749 Etymology dictionary, p. pedophilia (n.).2
1900, "abnormal, especially sexual, love of young children," from pedo- (from Greek pais (genitive paidos ) "child") + Greek philos "loving" (see -phile ). First attested in an abstract of a report by Krafft-Ebing. Paedophilia is better.
1750 Etymology dictionary, p. penetration (n.).2
… ;" the sexual sense is attested from 1610s; meaning "act of penetrating or piercing" is from 1620s; in optics, by 1799.
1751 Etymology dictionary, p. permissive (adj.).2
… of sexual freedom. Earlier it meant "permitted, allowed" (mid-15c.). Related: Permissively; permissiveness .
1752 Etymology dictionary, p. perv (n.).2
also perve, "a sexual pervert," 1944, slang shortening of (sexual) pervert (n.). As a slang verb, by 1941 as "to act erotically" (intransitive), by 1959 as "to eroticize" something (transitive).
1753 Etymology dictionary, p. perverse (adj.).3
… non-sexual senses of pervert (v.) and allows the psychological ones to go with perverted. Related: Perversely; perverseness .
1754 Etymology dictionary, p. perversion (n.).2
… of sexual behavior in which satisfaction is sought through channels other than those of normal heterosexual intercourse" is from 1892, originally including …
1755 Etymology dictionary, p. perverted (adj.).2
late 14c., in Bible translations, "corrupted, false, turned from the right way," past-participle adjective from pervert (v.). With an implied sexual sense by 1897.
1756 Etymology dictionary, p. pervert (n.).2
… the sexual instinct" is attested by 1897 (Havelock Ellis), originally especially of homosexuals, short for sexual pervert, which is attested by 1889.
1757 Etymology dictionary, p. philander (v.).2
… more sexual than flirtatious. Related: Philandered; philandering .
1758 Etymology dictionary, p. philanderer (n.).2
1816, "one who philanders, a male flirt," agent noun from philander (v.). Now more specifically "man who readily or frequently enters into casual sexual relationships with women."
1759 Etymology dictionary, p. philtre (n.).2
… exciting sexual love," 1580s, from French philtre (1560s), from Latin philtrum (plural philtra ) "love potion," from Greek philtron "a love-charm," properly philētron …
1760 Etymology dictionary, p. pick up (v.).2
… for sexual purposes). Intransitive meaning "improve gradually, reacquire vigor or strength" is by 1741. Sense of "tidy up" is from 1861; that of "arrest" is from 1871 …