Ben Wa ball
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Etymology
From the earlier ben-wa which was borrowed from Japanese.[1] Compare the synonym rin-no-tama, also from Japanese.
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Noun
Ben Wa ball (plural Ben Wa balls)
- (chiefly in the plural) Either of a pair of marble-sized metal or plastic balls, usually hollow and containing a small weight that rolls around, used for vaginal or anal sexual stimulation.
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Translations
pair of balls used for vaginal stimulation
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References
- ^ Norman Haire, A. Costler, A Willy (1934) Norman Haire, editor, Encyclopædia of Sexual Knowledge, Kilburn: Encyclopædic Press, published 1952:
- According to Dr. Magnus Hirschfeld: 'One of the most popular mechanical excitants in Japan consists of two metallic spheres the size of pigeons' eggs, called "rin-no-tama," "wat-ama," or "ben-wa." One of the spheres is empty, the other, nicknamed "the little man,” contains a smaller solid ball or some mercury, which oscillates at the least motion. […] '