deflower
verbUS /diˈflaʊ.ɚ/ · UK /dɪˈflaʊə(ɹ)/
Etymology From Middle English deflouren, from Old French desflorer (modern French déflorer), from Late Latin deflōrāre. By surface analysis, de- + flower.
1
To take the virginity of (somebody), especially a woman or girl.
- But when you deflower a girl, that's it. You did it. You were the one. No one else can ever do it.1995, Harmony Korine, Kids, spoken by Telly:
- I have to admit this outfit's doing it for me; I may or may not have been deflowered by a junior rodeo champion.2009, Community, spoken by Jeff Winger:
2
To deprive of flowers.
3
To deprive of grace and beauty.
- Derived terms
- defloration, deflowerment, deflowerer, undeflowered