erogenous zone
nounEtymology From erogenous + zone.
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Lifestyle, Sexuality A part of the human body that is particularly responsive to sexual stimulation.
- The parts of the body significant in giving sexual pleasure we call "erogenous zones."1910, Sigmund Freud, “The Origin and Development of Psychoanalysis”, in The American Journal of Psychology, volume 21, number 2, page 209:
- His neck, shoulders, upper back, and spine were erogenous zones.2001, Joyce Carol Oates, Middle Age: A Romance, paperback edition, Fourth Estate, page 254:
- Synonyms
- erogenous zone, hot spot, sweet spot