penopause

noun

penopause

noun

Etymology Blend of penis + menopause.

1

Informal, Rare Synonym of andropause.

  • […] whereas the production of offspring came to an end, I have not yet experienced what might be called the penopause.1986, H. A. R. Barnett, “Presentation of an Institute Finlaison Medal to Mr Henry Arthur Rodney Barnett”, in Journal of the Institute of Actuaries, volume 113, number 1, page 8:
  • "Penopause" and Old Age1989, CRC Handbook of Human Growth and Developmental Biology, volume 2, part A, →ISBN, page 332:
1 more example
  • The physical symptoms of the penopause are often accompanied by worrying.2000, Mels van Driel, The Secret Part: A Natural History of the Penis, →ISBN, page 156:

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