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.
Meaning & usage
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.
Semen.
Female ejaculatory discharge.
An ejaculation.
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.
To have an orgasm, to feel the sensation of an orgasm.
Despite claims to the contrary, a woman can cum from anal sex alone.
To ejaculate.
Some men cum as much as 10 milliliters.
Eye dialect spelling of come (“move from further to nearer; arrive”).
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.
Abbreviation of cumulative.
Abbreviation of cubic metre.
The density of cement is 1440 kg/cum.
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