clit

noun

ˈklit

plural clits

informal + sometimes vulgar

: clitoris

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On your clit Famously, testosterone can make your clit bigger. — Quispe López, Them., 24 Oct. 2025 Imagine if Claudia got up crying when NeNe said her clit left her body? — Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 25 May 2026 During partnered play, swivel the curved arm up to coat the clit in rumbly vibrations, suggests Frye-Nekrasova. — Gabrielle Kassel, Glamour, 11 Aug. 2025

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Etymology

by shortening

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above

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