post-coitaladj.
/ˌpəʊs(t)ˈkəʊᵻtl/, /ˌpəʊs(t)ˈkɔɪ(ᵻ)tl/, U.S. /ˌpoʊs(t)ˈkoʊədl/, /ˌpoʊs(t)ˈkɔɪdl/ Occurring, used, carried out, etc., after the act of sexual intercourse.
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the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual activity > [adjective] > period after intercourse
post coitum1838
post-coital1947
1904 G. S. Hall Adolescence II. xiv. 313 From passionate love.., the disequilibrated soul may pass in a brief interval to post-coital rage against its beloved.
1922 C. G. Child Sterility & Conception viii. 68 (heading) Postcoital tests for sterility.
1947 E. Hyams William Medium 34 Smoking a post-coital cigarette.
1975 B. Garfield Hopscotch ii. 26 ‘I'm distressed to see you so lackluster, old friend.’ ‘It's only post-coital tristesse.’
1995 P. Roth Sabbath's Theater 40 They were still newly lovers, playing post-coital pranks in bed.
Derivatives
post-ˈcoitally adv.
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1968 M. R. Cohen in J. J. Gold Textbk. Gynecol. Endocrinol. xxv. 546 Ovulation timing..disclosed good mucorrhea at midcycle with excellent longevity of spermatozoa postcoitally.
1977 S. Schoenbaum W. Shakespeare (rev. ed.) vii. 85 A shotgun wedding boomed for the post-coitally chastened Will.
1992 A. Maupin Maybe the Moon iv. 61 The tangle-haired kid snuggled cozily, postcoitally, against his side.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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