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Added 9 October 2026

sodomy

/ˈsɒdəmi/ noun

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about sodomy at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Sexual activity between a person and an animal.
Intercourse via the anus, committed by a man with a man or woman.

Origin

From Sodom, where the Bible, in Genesis chapters 18 and 19 and elsewhere, suggests sexual depravity.

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