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cum.

Used in indicating a thing or person which has two or more roles, functions, or natures, or which has changed from one to another.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

prep/kʌm//kʊm/
  1. Used in indicating a thing or person which has two or more roles, functions, or natures, or which has changed from one to another.

Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Old Latin com Latin cumlbor. English cum Learned borrowing from Latin cum.

noun/kʌm/
  1. Semen.

    colloquial · uncountable · vulgar
  2. Female ejaculatory discharge.

    colloquial · uncountable · vulgar
  3. An ejaculation.

    colloquial · uncountable · vulgar
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- Proto-Indo-European *gʷémt Proto-Germanic *kwemaną Proto-West Germanic *kweman Old English cuman Middle English comen English come English cum Variant of come, attested (in the basic sense "come, move from further to nearer, arrive") since Old English. The sexual sense of come is attested since the 1650s. In this sense and spelling, attested from 1970s.

verb/kʌm/
  1. To have an orgasm, to feel the sensation of an orgasm.

    colloquial · slang · vulgar
    Despite claims to the contrary, a woman can cum from anal sex alone.
  2. To ejaculate.

    colloquial · slang · vulgar
    Some men cum as much as 10 milliliters.
  3. Eye dialect spelling of come (“move from further to nearer; arrive”).

    alt-of · colloquial · pronunciation-spelling · vulgar
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- Proto-Indo-European *gʷémt Proto-Germanic *kwemaną Proto-West Germanic *kweman Old English cuman Middle English comen English come English cum Variant of come, attested (in the basic sense "come, move from further to nearer, arrive") since Old English. The sexual sense of come is attested since the 1650s. In this sense and spelling, attested from 1970s.

adj
  1. Abbreviation of cumulative.

    abbreviation · alt-of · colloquial · not-comparable · vulgar
noun
  1. Abbreviation of cubic metre.

    abbreviation · alt-of · colloquial · uncountable · vulgar
    The density of cement is 1440 kg/cum.
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