penis envy

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   (psychoanalysis) a female's presumed envy of the male's penis; said to explain femininity

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   psychoanalysis

Questions about penis envy

What does penis envy mean?

penis envy means "(psychoanalysis) a female's presumed envy of the male's penis; said to explain femininity".

Is penis envy a common word?

penis envy is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.