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Pronunciation / Transliteration: /e.ɾeˈsãw/
"Ele acordou com uma ereção."
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2 senses- 1
Slang term for an erection of the penis.
"He woke up with an embarrassing stiffy."
- 1
Somewhat stiff, rigid, or formal in manner or composition.
"The committee adopted a rather stiffy approach to the new regulations."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the adjective 'stiff' combined with the diminutive suffix '-y', emerging in colloquial English during the mid-20th century. Originally used to describe a rigid object or document, it later developed a widespread slang meaning denoting an erection.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Stiffy" is said worldwide
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érection
Transliteration: /e.ʁɛk.sjɔ̃/
"Il a eu une érection inattendue."
Erektion
Transliteration: /eʁɛkˈt͡si̯oːn/
"Er wachte mit einer Erektion auf."
erezione
Transliteration: /e.reˈt͡sjo.ne/
"Si è svegliato con un'erezione."
erección
Transliteration: /e.ɾekˈsjon/
"Despertó con una erección."
ereção
Transliteration: /e.ɾeˈsãw/
"Ele acordou com uma ereção."
उत्तेजना
Transliteration: uttējānā
"उसे सुबह के वक्त उत्तेजना महसूस हुई।"
勃起
Transliteration: bó qǐ
"他醒来时有了勃起反应。"
발기
Transliteration: bal-gi
"그는 아침에 발기된 상태로 깨어났다."
勃起
Transliteration: bokki
"彼は朝立ちの状態で目が覚めた。"
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