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penis

[pee-nis] / ˈpi nɪs /
NOUN
male sexual organ
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The Gardasil 9 HPV vaccine protects against types of HPV that can cause cancers of the mouth, throat, vulva, vagina, penis and anus.

From Salon ● Feb. 22, 2026

She leads nutrition education at the Feed Real Institute, an online certificate program founded in 2015 by Balaram, who also runs a company that sells air-dried dog treats like bull penis and rabbit feet.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026

In 2023, Sir Keir told The Sunday Times that for "99.9%" of women "of course they haven't got a penis".

From BBC ● Apr. 22, 2025

The conditions include the removal of breasts for transgender men, the removal of the penis and testes for transgender women, and having undergone continuous hormonal treatment for at least two years before applying.

From Seattle Times ● Apr. 29, 2024

In many parts of the world and in many traditions, boys have the foreskin cut back or removed from the glans of the penis.

From "Facing the Lion" by Joseph Lemasolai Lekuton and Herman Viola

Silverwood, mentioned in this ballad, occurs in a medley MS. song, which seems to have been copied from the first edition of the Aberdeen Cantus, penes John G. Dalyell, Esq. advocate.

From English and Scottish Ballads, Volume II (of 8) by Various

Lower left: “Ex Tabella / a Paulo Calliari Verons. / depicta penes J: Smith Ven / J: B: Jackson Del Sculp & excud / 1741.”

From John Baptist Jackson 18th-Century Master of the Color Woodcut by Jacob Kainen

Constantius, the Emperor, son of Constantine the Great,little inferior to his father, a worthy warrior, and good man, died the third of November: "Ex veteri Calendario penes me".

From Miscellanies Upon Various Subjects by John Aubrey

And every city of the Roman empire could testify to the truth of what he added: “Sed vobis maximum discrimen penes quos aurum et opes, præcipuæ bellorum causæ.”

From Church and State as Seen in the Formation of Christendom by T. W. (Thomas William) Allies

This account of the Greene family is stated in a note to have been taken from a fine pedigree on vellum, penes T. Wotton, Gent.

From Notes and Queries, Number 13, January 26, 1850 by Various

Snake penises - hemipenes - have been studied for decades.

From BBC ● Dec. 14, 2022

“Any kid can have any type of body,” the presentation states, adding that boys can have vulvas and girls can have penises.

From Washington Times ● Aug. 1, 2022

The smartest among you will use a stand-to-pee device, which makes it possible for people without penises to pee without pulling down their pants.

From Slate ● Feb. 11, 2021

I started going to twee pet shops for cow tracheae, bull penises and limited-ingredient-grain-free-single-source kibble.

From Salon ● Nov. 10, 2018

There is an example in an infant described in which there were two penises, each about 1/2 inch long, and a divided scrotal sac 21 inches long.

From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle


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