orifice

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English

Etymology

From Middle French, from Old French, from Late Latin ōrificium (“an opening, literally the making of a mouth”), compound of ōs (“mouth”) + faciō (“to make”).

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɒɹɪfɪs/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈɔɹəfɪs/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

orifice (plural orifices)

  1. A mouth or aperture, such as of a tube, pipe, etc.; an opening.
    the orifice of an artery or vein; the orifice of a wound; the vagina and other orifices
  2. (slang, derogatory) A stupid or objectionable person.
    • 2016, Niels Saunders, Mervyn Vs. Dennis:
      “Peanuts aren't nuts, you orifice. They're legumes.”

Derived terms

Translations

orifice (see anus, etc., for specific body cavities) — see hole

References

  • (stupid or objectionable person): Tony Thorne (2014) “orifice”, in Dictionary of Contemporary Slang, 4th edition, London,  : Bloomsbury

French

Etymology

From Late Latin ōrificium.

Pronunciation

Noun

orifice m (plural orifices)

  1. orifice

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