priapus
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Latin, from Ancient Greek Πρίαπος (Príapos).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]priapus (plural priapi or priapuses)
- An image of the god Priapus, often used as a scarecrow in ancient gardens.
- A representation of a phallus.
- 1687, John Aubrey, Remaines of Gentilisme and Judaisme, page 31:
- In the digging of the Ruins & foundations of London (after the great Conflagration) there were found severall little Priapusses of Copper about an inch long, w^ch the Romans did weare about their necks.