COITUS INTERRUPTUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does coitus interruptus mean? 

• COITUS INTERRUPTUS (noun)
  The noun COITUS INTERRUPTUS has 1 sense:

1. a method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation

  Familiarity information: COITUS INTERRUPTUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• COITUS INTERRUPTUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A method of birth control in which coitus is initiated but the penis is deliberately withdrawn before ejaculation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

coitus interruptus; onanism; pulling out; withdrawal; withdrawal method

Hypernyms ("coitus interruptus" is a kind of...):

birth control; birth prevention; family planning (limiting the number of children born)