coitus interruptus
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English
Etymology
From Latin coitus (“sexual intercourse”) + interruptus (“interrupted, cut short”), the perfect passive participle of interrumpo (“to interrupt, to cut short”).
Pronunciation
Noun
coitus interruptus (uncountable)
- Sexual intercourse interrupted by withdrawal of the penis before ejaculation.
- Coordinate term: coitus reservatus
- 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 351:
- Yet in the event, population continued to grow – even though signs began to appear that coitus interruptus was beginning to be used systematically to reduce family size.
- 2003 October 7, Lucy Atkins, “Men on the pill? Yeah, right”, in The Guardian:
- We have come some way since sheep's bladder condoms but male contraceptive options are still pretty basic. Not counting one Chinese invention - a small electronic device worn in the underpants, which causes infertility for a month after a current is switched on briefly - it is still down to the old favourites: abstinence, coitus interruptus, condoms or vasectomy.
Translations
sexual intercourse interrupted by withdrawal of the penis
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See also
Further reading
coitus interruptus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
French
Etymology
From Latin coitus (“sexual intercourse”) + interruptus (“interrupted, cut short”), the perfect passive participle of interrumpo (“to interrupt, to cut short”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
coitus interruptus m (uncountable)
Spanish
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin coitus interruptus (literally “sexual intercourse interrupted”), from coeō (“to meet, to have sex”) and interrumpō (“to interrupt, to cut short”).
Noun
coitus interruptus m (uncountable)
Further reading
- “coitus interruptus”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10
Swedish
Noun
coitus interruptus
- coitus interruptus
- Synonyms: avbrutet samlag, (slang) finska rycket