phallic

[ fal-ik ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or resembling a phallus.
2. of or relating to phallicism.
3. genital ( def 3a ).

phallic

/ ˈfælɪk /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or resembling a phallus

   a phallic symbol

2. psychoanal
   1. relating to a stage of psychosexual development during which a male child's interest is concentrated on the genital organs
   2. designating personality traits, such as conceit and self-assurance, due to fixation at the phallic stage of development Compare anal oral genital
   3. (in Freudian theory) denoting a phase of early childhood in which there is a belief that both sexes possess a phallus
3. of or relating to phallicism

Other Words From

• pseudo·phallic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of phallic¹

From the Greek word phallikós, dating back to 1780–90. See phallus, -ic

Example Sentences

AmazonOkay, so there is something uncomfortably phallic about this.

From Popular-Science

Other listings for the male enhancement products used cucumbers and other phallic imagery combined with attractive women in suggestive poses.

From ProPublica

As well as extremely phallic, it looks very complicated in construction.

From The Daily Beast

“I honestly have no idea why people are so fascinated with phallic imagery or phalluses in general,” said Piggy.

From The Daily Beast

The Artist and The Descendants win big, Ricky Gervais (mostly) behaves, and phallic jokes abound.

From The Daily Beast

The folks over at Conan responded with this ad featuring an assortment of phallic disguises.

From The Daily Beast

The folks over at Conan have found a way to remedy that, with this ad featuring an assortment of phallic disguises.

From The Daily Beast

The ancient Hebrews, as well as their neighbors, were phallic worshipers.

From Project Gutenberg

Priests are portrayed in adoration of the crux ansata before phallic monuments.

From Project Gutenberg

There are also shown animal representations before the sacred tree or grove, a phallic symbol.

From Project Gutenberg

A number of writers have expressed the belief that the May-pole is an emblem of ancient phallic worship.

From Project Gutenberg

We would probably be in error to interpret all these animal symbols as exclusively phallic although many were definitely so.

From Project Gutenberg