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In one image, her vulva is contiguous with her loud pink unitard, making her whole body vulval.—Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 27 Nov. 2024 The wand vibrator's bulbous head and thick, curved body diffuse rumbly vibrations across the clit and vulva.—Malia Griggs, Glamour, 4 Oct. 2024 The installation barely considered Black women—including only one, Sojourner Truth, representing her, unlike the others, with a face instead of a vulva.—Shameekia Shantel Johnson, ARTnews.com, 4 Nov. 2024 In fact, this normal (if sometimes awkward) bodily function, called queefing, is more like your vulva’s version of inhaling a gulp of air and blowing a raspberry.—Erica Sloan, SELF, 10 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for vulva
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from Latin volva, vulva womb, female genitals; akin to Sanskrit ulva womb and perhaps to Latin volvere to roll — more at wallow entry 1
: the external parts of the female genital organs comprising the mons pubis, labia majora, labia minora, clitoris, vestibule of the vagina, bulb of the vestibule, and Bartholin's glands
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