Standard Lemma guide

clit

noun · verb · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • UK, US: /klɪt/
  • UK, US: [khl̥ɪt]
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  • rhymes with -ɪt

1

noun

Meaning 1

Clipping of clitoris.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, informal, vulgar

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A penis likened to a clitoris, especially in terms of smallness.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory, often, slang

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A term of abuse.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: derogatory, offensive, slang, vulgar

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

verb

Meaning 4

To stimulate the clitoris.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: intransitive, often, slang, transitive, vulgar

Examples

  • 1998, Aemilia, Re: Afternoon reading... Group: alt.tasteless [...] the only two expressions that come to mind are "clitting off" and "tickling the bearded clam"

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

verb

Meaning 5

To tangle or stick together.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: UK, dialectal, obsolete

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

a female sexual organ homologous to the penis

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: clitoris, button

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: erectile organ

History

Etymology

Shortened from clitoris.

Possibly from clight, clitch.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • French: clito — slang: clitoris
  • German: Klitoris — slang: clitoris
  • Indonesian: itil — slang: clitoris
  • Indonesian: kelentit — slang: clitoris
  • Indonesian: klentit — slang: clitoris
  • Persian: چوچول (čučul) — slang: clitoris
  • Portuguese: grelo — slang: clitoris
  • Swedish: klitta — slang: clitoris
  • Swedish: klittra — slang: stimulate the clitoris
  • Swedish: rulla russin — slang: stimulate the clitoris
  • Swedish: rulla ärta — slang: stimulate the clitoris