nymphon.adj.

Brit.

/ˈnɪmfəʊ/, U.S.

/ˈnɪmˌfoʊ/

Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: nymphomaniac n.

Etymology: Shortened < nymphomaniac n. Compare earlier nymph n.²

colloquial.

A. n.

= nymphomaniac n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual desire > [noun] > excessive or uncontrollable > person

nymphomaniac1828

nympho1934

the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [noun] > compulsion neurosis > nymphomania > person

nymphomaniac1828

nymph1916

nympho1934

nymphomanic1990

1934 W. Smith Bessie Cotter 146 ‘Bessie, what's a nympho—a nympho-something?’ asked Jenny. ‘That's somebody’, offered Agnes, ‘who's built like a man and a woman at the same time.’ ‘No; that's a 'morphodike,’ said Bessie.

1939 H. Miller Tropic of Capricorn 112 Laura the nympho is doing the rumba, her sex exfoliated and twisted like a cows' tail.

1973 ‘E. Peters’ City of Gold & Shadows xiii. 208 She was a sex-nut-case, a virgin nympho who couldn't stand being mauled but couldn't help asking for it.

1995 Independent on Sunday 16 Apr. (Review Suppl.) 41/3 Felicity is what men like to call a nympho, incessantly researching zipless experiences with various bohunks.

B. adj.

= nymphomaniac adj.

ΘΚΠ

society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > lasciviousness or lust > [adjective] > for men

man-wood1579

man-keen1683

man-mad1904

man-crazy1923

nympho1935

man-hungry1951

man-starved1961

1935 E. Williams Night must Fall 30 Maniacs can't get far without cash..however dipso or nympho they may be.

1958 A. Wilson Middle Age of Mrs Eliot 232 ‘That Cynthia Robertson's a bit nympho,’ he announced in worldly tones.

1982 Listener 16 Dec. 30/2 He's listened to with various degrees of incredulity..by Astraclamors, the court astrologer, with his whip-cracking nympho wife Mescalina.

1999 M. Foley Mankind, have Nice Day! viii. 135 I felt bad for poor Roger, who truly loved that nympho chick.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	nympho
释义	nymphon.adj. Brit. /ˈnɪmfəʊ/, U.S. /ˈnɪmˌfoʊ/ Origin: Formed within English, by clipping or shortening. Etymon: nymphomaniac n. Etymology: Shortened < nymphomaniac n. Compare earlier nymph n.² colloquial. A. n. = nymphomaniac n. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual desire > [noun] > excessive or uncontrollable > person nymphomaniac1828 nympho1934 the world > health and disease > mental health > mental illness > degree or type of mental illness > [noun] > compulsion neurosis > nymphomania > person nymphomaniac1828 nymph1916 nympho1934 nymphomanic1990 1934 W. Smith Bessie Cotter 146 ‘Bessie, what's a nympho—a nympho-something?’ asked Jenny. ‘That's somebody’, offered Agnes, ‘who's built like a man and a woman at the same time.’ ‘No; that's a 'morphodike,’ said Bessie. 1939 H. Miller Tropic of Capricorn 112 Laura the nympho is doing the rumba, her sex exfoliated and twisted like a cows' tail. 1973 ‘E. Peters’ City of Gold & Shadows xiii. 208 She was a sex-nut-case, a virgin nympho who couldn't stand being mauled but couldn't help asking for it. 1995 Independent on Sunday 16 Apr. (Review Suppl.) 41/3 Felicity is what men like to call a nympho, incessantly researching zipless experiences with various bohunks. B. adj. = nymphomaniac adj. ΘΚΠ society > morality > moral evil > licentiousness > unchastity > lasciviousness or lust > [adjective] > for men man-wood1579 man-keen1683 man-mad1904 man-crazy1923 nympho1935 man-hungry1951 man-starved1961 1935 E. Williams Night must Fall 30 Maniacs can't get far without cash..however dipso or nympho they may be. 1958 A. Wilson Middle Age of Mrs Eliot 232 ‘That Cynthia Robertson's a bit nympho,’ he announced in worldly tones. 1982 Listener 16 Dec. 30/2 He's listened to with various degrees of incredulity..by Astraclamors, the court astrologer, with his whip-cracking nympho wife Mescalina. 1999 M. Foley Mankind, have Nice Day! viii. 135 I felt bad for poor Roger, who truly loved that nympho chick. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.1934
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