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单词 vagina dentata
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Definition of vagina dentata in English:

vagina dentata

noundɛnˈtɑːtəvəˌjīnə denˈtädə
  • The motif of a vagina with teeth, occurring in folklore and fantasy and said to symbolize male fears of castration or the dangers of sexual intercourse.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The mythic vagina dentata injures its prey; and predator animals ‘bleed’ from the mouth, sometimes with humans' blood.
    • I'm not feeling Freudian enough to dwell on the symbolism, but that tunnel with teeth screams vagina dentata.
    • For her toothy mouth shamelessly crystallizes the archaic fantasy of the vagina dentata.
    • A dramatic representation of a vagina dentata, it foiled the relative modesty of the other garments, and suggested that women's fashion might also perpetuate the stereotype of the femme fatale.
    • As if to suggest a vagina dentata, golden teeth float about its orificelike head.

Origin

Early 20th century: dentata, feminine of Latin dentatus 'having teeth'.

 
 

Definition of vagina dentata in US English:

vagina dentata

nounvəˌjīnə denˈtädə
  • The motif of a vagina with teeth, occurring in folklore and fantasy and said to symbolize male fears of the dangers of sexual intercourse, especially of castration.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • I'm not feeling Freudian enough to dwell on the symbolism, but that tunnel with teeth screams vagina dentata.
    • A dramatic representation of a vagina dentata, it foiled the relative modesty of the other garments, and suggested that women's fashion might also perpetuate the stereotype of the femme fatale.
    • For her toothy mouth shamelessly crystallizes the archaic fantasy of the vagina dentata.
    • The mythic vagina dentata injures its prey; and predator animals ‘bleed’ from the mouth, sometimes with humans' blood.
    • As if to suggest a vagina dentata, golden teeth float about its orificelike head.

Origin

Early 20th century: dentata, feminine of Latin dentatus ‘having teeth’.

 
 
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