Main Entry:

smeg·ma

Pronunciation:

\ˈsmeg-mə\

Function:

noun

Etymology:

New Latin, from Latin, detergent, soap, from Greek smēgma, from smēchein to wash off, clean

Date:

circa 1819

: the secretion of a sebaceous gland ; specifically : the cheesy sebaceous matter that collects between the glans penis and the foreskin or around the clitoris and labia minora