In the most salient example of how meanings can stray from their original intentions, this has come to denote a phallus.

Take the cylindrical cartridge box for a pair of extravagant pistols, all three inlaid in gold and silver: Its form is a blunt phallus.

While Catherine uses an ice pick to dispose of her prey—a literal phallus—it’s her confident, unabashed sexuality that’s the real weapon.

Fans of the old Phallus Palace, as some locals call the San Vicente, have slammed him for ending nudity and welcoming heterosexual guests.

The Longform Guide to the Phallus Enhanced, castrated, and stolen—a collection of stories about the male member.

His principal emblems are a triple-thonged Flagellum and a Phallus.