subincision

[ suhb-in-sizh-uhn ]

noun

1. the slitting of the underside of the penis to the urethra, performed as a puberty rite among some tribal peoples, especially in Australia.

Word History and Origins

Origin of subincision¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; sub- + incision

Example Sentences

Nor does this theory account for the custom of subincision.

From Project Gutenberg

Among the northern tribes of Central Australia the initiation ceremonies involve circumcision and urethral subincision, as well as hard manual labor and hardships.

From Project Gutenberg

They practise universal 'subincision' of the males, and circumcision, in place of the more primitive knocking out of the front teeth.

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He suddenly discovered that his was the cut and that it was on the ventral surface of the penis corresponding to the primitive subincision operation.

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