pizzle

[ piz-uhl ]

noun

1. the penis of an animal, especially a bull.
2. a whip made from a bull's pizzle.

pizzle

/ ˈpɪzəl /

noun

1. archaic.
   the penis of an animal, esp a bull

Word History and Origins

Origin of pizzle¹

1515–25; probably < dialectal Dutch pezel or Low German pēsel, equivalent to Middle Dutch, Middle Low German pēs ( e ) ( Dutch pees ) tendon, sinew + -el diminutive suffix; -le

Word History and Origins

Origin of pizzle¹

C16: of Germanic origin; compare Low German pēsel, Flemish pēzel, Middle Dutch pēze sinew

Example Sentences

Mr. Stephens compares Mr. Trump to Falstaff, although Mr. Trump and his caustic tweets hardly compare to Falstaff’s insults hurled toward Prince Hal: “you starveling, you elfskin, you dried neat’s tongue, you bull’s pizzle, you stockfish! ... You tailor’s-yard, you sheath, you bowcase, you vile standing tuck.”

From New York Times

The film is littered with catchphrases – “The royal penis is clean, your Highness”, “Freeze, you diseased rhinoceros pizzle” – and there is a call-back to Trading Places that blew my mind.

From The Guardian

Photograph: Kasper Fogh Hansen Solving the pizzle puzzle The adventurous diner is greatly rewarded at Bror restaurant in Copenhagen.

From The Guardian

After almost two years of kitchen experiments, Nutter and fellow co-owner Victor Wagman cracked the code of the pizzle and developed a recipe for crispy bull’s penis: they brine it, cook it, take off the skin, roll it in cling film, freeze it, slice it into thin discs, dry these out and then drop them into the deep-fryer.

From The Guardian

After he acquired a bull’s “pizzle” in 1974, he started to receive penis specimens as joke gifts — and then, he tried to diversify his collection, and eventually complete it.

From Time