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retromingent en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ɹɛtɹə(ʊ)ˈmɪndʒənt/ (UK)

Etymology

From retro- (“backwards”) + past participle of Latin mingō (“to urinate”).

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) That urinates backwards; also used of such urination.
   • It sat down at last and, as if to express once and for all its disenchantment with the whole sum of canine existence, delivered itself of a retromingent puddle on the beautiful Shiraz. 1958, Lawrence Durrell, Mountolive:
   • "Additionally, camels are retromingent animals, and so spectators would be advised to beware not only of flying saliva but of pitched urine as well." 2006 April 17, Danny Baker, “When the spit hits the fan”, in The Times:
2. Cowardly.

Forms

Relateds

micturate · retromingency

Translations (1)

fi taaksepäin virtsaava (that urinates backwards)

retromingent en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɹɛtɹə(ʊ)ˈmɪndʒənt/ (UK)

Etymology

From retro- (“backwards”) + past participle of Latin mingō (“to urinate”).

Meanings

1. (obsolete) An animal that urinates backwards, such as the camel, hippo or raccoon.
   • I confess by reason of the postick and backward position of the feminine parts in quadrupedes, they can hardly admit the substitution of a protrusion, effectuall unto masculine generation; except it be in Retromingents, and such as couple backward. 1646, Sir Thomas Browne, Pseudodoxia Epidemica, III.17:

Forms

Translations (1)

fi taaksepäin virtsaava eläin (animal that urinates backwards)