phallic

phal·lic

adj \ˈfa-lik\

Definition of PHALLIC

1

: of or relating to phallicism <a phallic cult>

2

: of, relating to, or resembling a phallus

3

: relating to or being the stage of psychosexual development in psychoanalytic theory that follows the anal stage and during which a child becomes interested in his or her own sexual organs

— phal·li·cal·ly \-li-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

Examples of PHALLIC

1. The poem is filled with phallic imagery.
2. an ancient Greek phallic symbol representing fertility

First Known Use of PHALLIC

1789

Other Psychology Terms

fetish, hypochondria, intelligence, mania, narcissism, neurosis, pathological, psychosis, schadenfreude, subliminal

Rhymes with PHALLIC

Gaelic, Gallic, malic, salic