climax:
Etymology: From the Greek klimax , ladder . First appeared in English in the 17 th century:1. Or: sexual-orgasm , another word for orgasm , the high point of sexual excitement and release, the peak of a sexual-act . See orgasm for synonyms.
2. To reach orgasm , to achieve the high point of sexual activity.
Synonyms: to come ; to orgasm .
3. In males, to reach orgasm and ejaculate. See ejaculation for synonyms.
4. A peak of intensity.
5. Medically, the high point of a fever or peak intensity of a disease.
Quotes:
(1) Barbara Whiteman (Bette Midler) to Jerry Baskin (Nick Nolte) in Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986): ' Dave lost interest in me and I lost interest in sex . I went shopping for gratification. That's like sex without a climax .'
(2) Dante (Brian O'Halloran) and Veronica (Marilyn Ghigliotti) in Clerks (1994): ' Making a male climax isn't at all challenging. Insert somewhere close, preferably moist, thrust , repeat .'
See Also: axillism, beat to it, blow your top, bring off, bring someone off, bust a nut, carezza, climax, coital climax, coital orgasm, concurrent climax, convulsion of bliss, end pleasure, experience an orgasm, experience orgasm, explode, fake it, get someone off, getting ones nuts off, go it alone, have a small stroke, karezza, multiple orgasm, mutual climax, mutual orgasm, peak, pop, post-coital tristesse, reach climax, reach sexual climax, see stars, shake and shiver, shoot off, shoot off one's load, shoot your load, simultaneous climax, simultaneous orgasm, take one's pleasure, talk dirt(y), talk dirty, talk trash, talking dirty
Quotes Containing climax:
Barbara Whiteman (Bette Midler) to Jerry Baskin (Nick Nolte) in Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986): 'Dave lost interest in me and I lost interest in sex . I went shopping for gratification. That's like sex without a climax .'
Barbara Whiteman (Bette Midler) to Jerry Baskin (Nick Nolte) in Down and Out in Beverly Hills (1986): ''Dave lost interest in me and I lost interest in sex . I went shopping for gratification. That''s like sex without a climax .''
Lawrence Paros. The Erotic Tongue (1984): ''Playing with oneself (18-20th C .) is a worthwhile activity for both sexes and one of the most rewarding of all the sexual practices. In terms of orgasmic efficacy, it seldom fails us. Alfred Kinsey reported that 95 percent of the time it is successful, with 75 percent of the participants attaining climax (20th C .) in less than four minutes.''
Lawrence Paros. The Erotic Tongue (1984): ''Playing with oneself (18-20th C .) is a worthwhile activity for both sexes and one of the most rewarding of all the sexual practices. In terms of orgasmic efficacy, it seldom fails us. Alfred Kinsey reported that 95 percent of the time it is successful, with 75 percent of the participants attaining climax (20th C .) in less than four minutes.''
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