coitus interruptus definition

English coitus interruptus definition

Etymology

From Latin coitus (“sexual intercourse”) + interruptus (“interrupted, cut short”), the perfect passive participle of interrumpo (“to interrupt, to cut short”).

Noun

coitus interruptus (uncountable)

1. Sexual intercourse interrupted by withdrawal of the penis before ejaculation.

   Coordinate term: coitus reservatus

   • 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, p. 351:

     Yet in the event, population continued to grow – even though signs began to appear that coitus interruptus was beginning to be used systematically to reduce family size.

   • 2003 October 7, Lucy Atkins, “Men on the pill? Yeah, right”, in The Guardian‎^[1]:

     We have come some way since sheep's bladder condoms but male contraceptive options are still pretty basic. Not counting one Chinese invention - a small electronic device worn in the underpants, which causes infertility for a month after a current is switched on briefly - it is still down to the old favourites: abstinence, coitus interruptus, condoms or vasectomy.

See also

• get out at Haymarket
• pull out

Translations

Further reading

• coitus interruptus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

French coitus interruptus definition

Etymology

From Latin coitus (“sexual intercourse”) + interruptus (“interrupted, cut short”), the perfect passive participle of interrumpo (“to interrupt, to cut short”).

Pronunciation

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Noun

coitus interruptus m (uncountable)

1. coitus interruptus

Spanish coitus interruptus definition

Alternative forms

• coito interrupto

Etymology

From Latin coitus interruptus (literally “sexual intercourse interrupted”), from coeō (“to meet, to have sex”) and interrumpō (“to interrupt, to cut short”).

Noun

coitus interruptus m (uncountable)

1. coitus interruptus

Further reading

• “coitus interruptus”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014