🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

발기

Pronunciation / Transliteration: bal-gi

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Stiffy/ˈstɪf.i/
nounadjectiveCEFR C2 (Proficient)Top #15400 frequency
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그는 아침에 발기된 상태로 깨어났다."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    Slang term for an erection of the penis.

    "He woke up with an embarrassing stiffy."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Somewhat stiff, rigid, or formal in manner or composition.

    "The committee adopted a rather stiffy approach to the new regulations."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the adjective 'stiff' combined with the diminutive suffix '-y', emerging in colloquial English during the mid-20th century. Originally used to describe a rigid object or document, it later developed a widespread slang meaning denoting an erection.

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