erogenous zone

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Etymology

From erogenous +‎ zone.

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Noun

erogenous zone (plural erogenous zones)

  1. (sexuality) A part of the human body that is particularly responsive to sexual stimulation.
    • 1910, Sigmund Freud, “The Origin and Development of Psychoanalysis”, in The American Journal of Psychology, volume 21, number 2, page 209:
      The parts of the body significant in giving sexual pleasure we call "erogenous zones."
    • 2001, Joyce Carol Oates, Middle Age: A Romance, paperback edition, Fourth Estate, page 254:
      His neck, shoulders, upper back, and spine were erogenous zones.

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