Dictionary

foreskin en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈfoəskɪn/ non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
• /ˈfo(ː)ɹskɪn/ rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
• /ˈfɔːskɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈfɔɹskɪn/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From fore- + skin, a loose calque of Latin praepūtium. Compare German Vorhaut, etc. First attested in c. 1535.

Meanings

1. The nerve-dense, retractable fold of skin which covers and protects the glans of the penis in humans and some other mammals.
   • And the vncircumcised man-child, whose flesh of his foreskinne is not circumcised, that soule shall be cut off from his people: hee hath broken my couenant. 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 17:14:
   • In primates, the foreskin is present in the genitalia of both sexes and likely has been present for millions of years of evolution. 1990, Robert D. Martin, Primate Origins and Evolution: A Phylogenetic Reconstruction, New Jersey: Princeton University Press, →ISBN:
   • the foreskin is a primary sensory part of the penis, containing some of the most sensitive areas of the penis 2010, The Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Circumcision of infant males:
   • In the female genitalia, the clitoral hood is homologous to the foreskin.
2. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis) Ellipsis of clitoral foreskin.
   alt of clitoral foreskin

Forms

Deriveds

foreskinned · foreskin eater · foreskinless

Relateds

penis · clitoris

Synonyms

penile sheath · penile foreskin · cap · clitoral hood · toque · snapper · drapes · foreskin · burrito · hood · sheath · goatskin · lace curtains · gooch · gobbler · penis sheath · prepuce · blinds · curtains · schmuck

Translations (113)

sl prepucij (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · egy q-A-Z4:D21-Z1-N35:G1-U33-M17-F51B:Z2 (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · mt ġarretta (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · bcl lusi (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · da forhud (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · tl bilot (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · lmo prepuzi (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · ru кра́йняя плоть (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · la praepūtium (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · sa लिङ्गाग्रचर्म (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · eu prepuzio (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · is forhúð (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · pt prepúcio (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · tr prepusyum (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · he עורלה (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · ttj ekisusu ky'emboro class 7 (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · dta чирчигий магэл (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · sh obrezak (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · ro prepuț (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · ms kulup (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · he עָרְלָה (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · fo forhúð (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · uk кра́йня пло́ть (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · uk препу́цій (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · nci tepōlēhuayōtl (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · eo prepucio (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · fa غلفه (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · io prepuco (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · sh prepucij (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · th หนังหุ้มปลาย (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · yue 包皮 (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · scn còppula (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · cs předkožka (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · ru препу́ций (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · el ακροβυστία (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · hy թլիփ (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · it prepuzio (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · iu ᐹᓯᓂᖅ (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · lv priekšāda (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · bg препу́циум (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · nb forhud (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · id kulup (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · ast prepuciu (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · fr prépuce (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · de Vorhaut (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · sv förhud (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · jv ikut (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · cmn 包皮 (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · lij pelle do belìn (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · af voorhuid (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · mi pahuhu (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · kl usuup nuuata amia (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · egy G47-G1-G17-D52 (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · sk predkožka (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · sh prepucijum (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · te ముందోలు (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · oc prepuci (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · yi עורלה (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · es prepucio (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · de Präputium (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · tr prepüs (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · id khatan (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · hi अग्रच्छद (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · fa پیشپوست (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · dv ފިރިހެން ހަށީގެ ބޯ ނިވައިކޮށްދޭ ހަންކޮޅު (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · gl prepucio (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · et eesnahk (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · sq lafshë (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · ja 包皮 (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · yo adọ̀dọ́ (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · ta சூப்பி (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · grc ποσθία (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · ko 포피 (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · se ovdanáhkki (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · lt apyvarpė (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · goh furiwahst (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · hu előbőr (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · ig àpị (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · ka ჩუჩი (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · ga forchraiceann (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · yi פֿאָרהויט (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · mi kirimata (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · km ស្បែក (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · ang filmen (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · ca prepuci (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · hu fityma (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · be кра́йняя плоць (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · nn forhud (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · sms pââimõsčåuʹdd (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · grc ἀκροβυστία (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · pl napletek (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · pdt Väahut (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · cy blaengroen (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · dty फुर् (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · km ស្បែកក្ដ (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · tl busisi (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · az pülük (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · arz غرلة (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · tr sünnet derisi (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · eu moko-azal (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · vo prepüd (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · nl voorhuid (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · sw govi (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · ar غُرْلَة (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · tsg mumud (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · ar قَلْفَة (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · goh furigiwahst (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · mt prepuzju (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · tr ön deri (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · smn ovdânähki (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · fi esinahka (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · vi bao quy đầu (fold of skin covering the head of the penis) · sh predkožica (fold of skin covering the head of the penis)

wikidata: Q673203

foreskin en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈfoəskɪn/ non-rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
• /ˈfo(ː)ɹskɪn/ rhotic, without the horse–hoarse merger
• /ˈfɔːskɪn/ (Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈfɔɹskɪn/ (General-American)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From fore- + skin, a loose calque of Latin praepūtium. Compare German Vorhaut, etc. First attested in c. 1535.

Meanings

1. (intransitive, transitive) To remove the foreskin.
   • An article in Instauration entitled “Foreskinning” exclaims that “slicing off babies' foreskins cannot be described as anything but forms of mutilation” performed by “savages.” 2000, Peter Kivisto, Georganne Rundblad, Multiculturalism in the United States, →ISBN:
   • What she meant, of course, was young initiated men, and any such would be in short supply until after the foreskinning ceremonies at Christmas. 1976, Max Brown, The black Eureka, page 52:
   • I always liked an open fire," an open wound, suppuration of silent words from somewhere, a long line of fathers foreskinning for all they were worth, unknown, unsaid, alone in ice-cold space as we're all alone in the absence of God with only His mother, the mother of God, out there in black face, alone herself, the queen of the world... 1981, Exile - Volume 8, page 17:
2. (intransitive, transitive) To sexually stimulate by manipulating the foreskin.
   • Sucking whiskey from a sagging breast/ Sipping the bitter cigar/ foreskinning up and down... 2016, Marc Asanov Archibald, OF DOGS AND MEN - A myth therapy, →ISBN:
   • S'ter Penny started to go but stopped when she noticed Ivy was still standing with us. "Heh! Ivy Abankwah, jai foreskinning!" She told her to stop doing something -- I wasn't sure what "foreskinning" meant. 2010, Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond, Powder Necklace: A Novel, →ISBN, page 65:
   • According to Scotty, who should have played the accordion, and did he, Dr. Bowles now wonders, grow up to be Scotty Boy Potty and was all this merely a terribly tropish bit of biz foreskinning the man he would becum, nuntheless, according to Scott, if one waved bye-bye up and down, i.e. flapping, versus side to side, i.e. wiping, one was a fag. 2008, Vanessa Place, La Medusa, →ISBN, page 356:

Forms

Relateds

circumcision · circumcise