Definition of PRIAPIC

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But despite his waxworks appearance, pre-Weinsteinian penchant for priapic innuendo and lingering criminal trials, Mr. Berlusconi, a former Italian prime minister, is no longer the joke of European politics. — Jason Horowitz, New York Times, "Berlusconi Is Back. Again. This Time, as Italy’s ‘Nonno’," 29 Jan. 2018 Primitive humans once celebrated May 1 with fertility rituals — think maidens with garlands dancing around a priapic maypole. — John Kelly, Washington Post, "May Day used to be a big deal in Washington. Could it ever be again?," 30 Apr. 2018 There is the occasional priapic silliness and the title is unwieldy if not awful. — The Economist, "The secrets of Indonesia’s finest novelist," 13 July 2017

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