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There must be a compelling reason to want to wedge another person’s waxy nub into your external auditory meatus.—Lauren Goode, Wired, 13 Aug. 2021 Results showed that women considered the position and shape of the meatus as the least important penile aspect.—Seriously Science, Discover Magazine, 23 June 2017
Word History
Etymology
Late Latin, from Latin, going, passage, from meare to go — more at permeate
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