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1761 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 …
1762 Etymology dictionary, p. Paphian (adj.).2
… to sexual love" is by 1650s in English.
1763 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 …
1764 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 .
1765 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 …
1766 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.
1767 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.
1768 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.
1769 Etymology dictionary, p. permissive (adj.).2
… of sexual freedom. Earlier it meant "permitted, allowed" (mid-15c.). Related: Permissively; permissiveness .
1770 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).
1771 Etymology dictionary, p. perverse (adj.).3
… non-sexual senses of pervert (v.) and allows the psychological ones to go with perverted. Related: Perversely; perverseness .
1772 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 …
1773 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.
1774 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.
1775 Etymology dictionary, p. philander (v.).2
… more sexual than flirtatious. Related: Philandered; philandering .
1776 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."
1777 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 …
1778 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 …
1779 Etymology dictionary, p. pimp (n.).2
… their sexual lusts," c. 1600, of unknown origin, perhaps from French pimpant "alluring in dress, seductive," present participle of pimper "to dress elegantly" (16c …
1780 Etymology dictionary, p. pimp (v.).2
1630s (intransitive) "to act as a pimp, provide for others the means of gratifying their sexual lusts," from pimp (n.). Transitive senses are modern (late 20c.). Related: Pimped; pimping .