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1861 Etymology dictionary, p. twink (n.).2
… "young sexually attractive person" is recorded from 1963, probably from Twinkie; but compare 1920s-30s British homosexual slang twank in a similar sense …
1862 Etymology dictionary, p. undefiled (adj.).2
c. 1300, undefylde, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of defile (v.). Originally of morals; sexual sense is attested from mid-15c. Physical sense of "not made dirty" is from 1580s.
1863 Etymology dictionary, p. unisex (adj.).2
"sexually indistinguishable or neutral," 1968, from uni- + sex (n.).
1864 Etymology dictionary, p. unisexual (adj.).2
1802, "of one sex, having only one sex," from uni- + sexual. Meaning "of or for a single sex" (of schools, etc.) is from 1885. Meaning "unisex" is from 1970. Related: Unisexual .
1865 Etymology dictionary, p. vagina (n.).2
"sexual passage of the female from the vulva to the uterus," 1680s, medical Latin, from specialized use of Latin vagina "sheath, scabbard, covering; sheath of an …
1866 Etymology dictionary, p. vanilla (n.).3
… ordinary sexual preferences" is by 1970s, probably from the notion of whiteness and the common choice of vanilla ice cream; vanilla as figurative of a plain …
1867 Etymology dictionary, p. venereal (adj.).2
… ; of sexual love," from venus (genitive veneris ) "sexual love, sexual desire" (from PIE root *wen- (1) "to desire, strive for"). Used of sexually transmitted diseases from …
1868 Etymology dictionary, p. venery (n.1).2
… of sexual pleasure," mid-15c., from Medieval Latin veneria "sexual intercourse," from Latin venus (genitive veneris ) "sexual love, sexual desire" (from PIE root *wen …
1869 Etymology dictionary, p. venial (adj.).2
… -ya- "sexual love, desire," suffixed form of root *wen- (1) "to desire, strive for." Related: Venially .
1870 Etymology dictionary, p. Venus.2
… "love, sexual desire; loveliness, beauty, charm; a beloved object," from PIE root *wen- (1) "to desire, strive for."
1871 Etymology dictionary, p. vibrator (n.).2
… for sexual stimulation" is recorded from 1953.
1872 Etymology dictionary, p. virility (n.).2
… for sexual intercourse" is from 1590s; sense of "manly strength" is recorded from c. 1600.
1873 Etymology dictionary, p. virtue (n.).3
… ) "chastity, sexual purity" from 1590s. Phrase by virtue of (early 13c.) preserves alternative Middle English sense of "efficacy." The 14c. Wycliffe Bible has virtue …
1874 Etymology dictionary, p. vulva (n.).2
… , female sexual organ," perhaps literally "wrapper," from volvere "to turn, twist, roll, revolve," also "turn over in the mind," from PIE root *wel- (3) "to turn, revolve," with …
1875 Etymology dictionary, p. way (n.).5
… 1915; sexual sense implied by 1924. Make way is from c. 1200. Ways and means "resources at a person's disposal" is attested from early 15c. (with mean (n.)). Way out "means …
1876 Etymology dictionary, p. wanton (adj.).3
… of sexual indulgence from late 14c. Meaning "inhumane, merciless" is from 1510s. Related: Wantonly; wantonness .
1877 Etymology dictionary, p. well-endowed (adj.).2
1680s, "with ample material endowments," from well (adv.) + past participle of endow (v.). Sexual sense is attested from 1951. A Middle English term for "naturally well-endowed" was furnished in nature .
1878 Etymology dictionary, p. *wen- (1).3
… of sexual pleasure;" venery (n.2) "hunting, the sports of the chase;" venial; venison; venom; Venus; wean; ween; Wend "Slavic people of eastern Germany;" win; winsome; wish …
1879 Etymology dictionary, p. *wen- (1).4
… "love, sexual desire; loveliness, beauty;" Old English wynn "joy," wunian "to dwell," wenian "to accustom, train, wean," wyscan "to wish."
1880 Etymology dictionary, p. whoredom (n.).2
late 12c., "practice of sexual immorality," probably from Old Norse hordomr "adultery," from Proto-Germanic *horaz "one who desires" (see whore (n.)) + Old Norse -domr "condition " (see -dom ).