airgasm

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Etymology

From air +‎ -gasm.

Pronunciation

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  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɛəɡaz(ə)m/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɛəɹ.ɡæz.əm/

Noun

airgasm (countable and uncountable, plural airgasms) (slang)

  1. Relief or pleasure accompanying an increased quantity of air.
    1. Exhilaration felt during free fall, such as when skydiving or bungee jumping.
      • 1999, Mark Kingwell, Marginalia: A Cultural Reader, Penguin, →ISBN:
        Bungee Safaris, an outfit that takes bungee - maniacs to leap off the 238-foot bridge at Chitna, Alaska, knows it very well. "An extreme 'airgasm'!"
      • 2010 June 2, Rivka Solomon, That Takes Ovaries!: Bold Females and Their Brazen Acts, Crown, →ISBN, page 104:
        "Congratulations," he said. "You just experienced your first airgasm." The sport of skydiving had initiated its newest adrenaline junkie
  • The act of skydiving naked, in pairs, to have sex and possibly to reach orgasm.
  • State provided by the air felt after removing a mask.
    We all have experienced that huge sigh of relief after we take off our masks when we can finally breathe properly. 'Airgasm' is that exact feeling! — india.com
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