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1881 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 …
1882 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 …
1883 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 …
1884 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 …
1885 Etymology dictionary, p. venial (adj.).2
… -ya- "sexual love, desire," suffixed form of root *wen- (1) "to desire, strive for." Related: Venially .
1886 Etymology dictionary, p. Venus.2
… "love, sexual desire; loveliness, beauty, charm; a beloved object," from PIE root *wen- (1) "to desire, strive for."
1887 Etymology dictionary, p. vibrator (n.).2
… for sexual stimulation" is recorded from 1953.
1888 Etymology dictionary, p. virility (n.).2
… for sexual intercourse" is from 1590s; sense of "manly strength" is recorded from c. 1600.
1889 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 …
1890 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 …
1891 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 …
1892 Etymology dictionary, p. wanton (adj.).3
… of sexual indulgence from late 14c. Meaning "inhumane, merciless" is from 1510s. Related: Wantonly; wantonness .
1893 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 .
1894 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 …
1895 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."
1896 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 ).
1897 Etymology dictionary, p. wick (n.1).2
… in sexual intercourse" (in reference to males) is recorded from 1958, perhaps from Hampton Wick, rhyming slang for "prick," which would connect it rather to wick …
1898 Etymology dictionary, p. wild (adj.).3
Meaning "sexually dissolute, loose" is attested from mid-13c. Meaning "distracted with excitement or emotion, crazy" is from 1590s. U.S. slang sense of "exciting …
1899 Etymology dictionary, p. wolf (n.).3
… "prostitute, sexually voracious female" persisted into 12c., but by Elizabethan times wolves had become primarily symbolic of male lust. The specific use …
1900 Etymology dictionary, p. work (v.).3
… "perform sexually" (mid-13c.). Related: Worked (15c.); wrought; working .