G-spot

English

Etymology

Abbreviation of Gräfenberg spot, popularized in The G Spot and Other Recent Discoveries About Human Sexuality, a pop-sci book published in 1982.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈdʒiː.spɒt/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈdʒi.spɑt/

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• Rhymes: -iːspɒt

Noun

G-spot (plural G-spots)

1. A proposed sensitive, erogenous zone on the anterior wall of the vagina.

   Synonym: Gräfenberg spot

   • 2000, Mike Cerrone, the Farrelly brothers, Me, Myself & Irene, spoken by Lee Harvey:

     Yeah, because if your fuckin' is anything like your police work then you couldn't hit the G-spot on a twelve pound pussy.

   • 2005, “Is the G-Spot a Myth?”, in William J. Taverner, editor, Taking Sides: Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in Human Sexuality, McGraw-Hill, →ISSN:

     Two types of evidence have been used to argue for the existence of the G-spot and will be reviewed in turn. The first is behavioral, the second is based on claims of female ejaculation.

2. (by extension, humorous) A focal point; a place (real or metaphorical) where activity should be directed for the best result.
   • 2009 March 31, Ralph Keyes, quoting Jonathan Alter, I Love It When You Talk Retro: Hoochie Coochie, Double Whammy, Drop a Dime, and the Forgotten Origins of American Speech, St. Martin's Press, →ISBN:

     The very notion of a G-spot aroused so much interest, however, that this phrase not only stuck around but became metaphorical, as when Newsweek's Jonathan Alter wrote, “Smart politicians have always known that the G Spot of the American body politic is in the middle."

   • 2009 August 1, Chris Haigh, The Fiddle Handbook, Rowman & Littlefield, →ISBN:

     By manipulating this note you have your finger on the G-spot of the blues; handle it with care!

   • 2021 September 23, Michael Billington, Affair of the Heart: British Theatre from 1992 to 2020, Bloomsbury Publishing, →ISBN, page 113:

     But, although Iain Duncan Smith touched the G-spot of the Blackpool audience, I was reminded of Archie Rice's prophetic cry as he foresaw the end of the music halls and stand-alone British imperialism: “Don't clap too hard, we're all in a very old building."

Related terms

• P-spot

Translations

sensitive, erogenous zone on the anterior wall of the vagina

• Arabic: بُقْعَة جِي (buqʕa(t) jī)
• Basque: G puntu
• Catalan: punt G m
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: G點 / G点 (zi¹ dim²)

• Finnish: g-piste (fi)
• French: point G (fr) m
• German: G-Punkt (de) m, G-Zone f, Gräfenberg-Zone f
• Italian: punto G m
• Lithuanian: G-taškas m, Grefenbergo taškas m
• Macedonian: Г-то́чка f (G-tóčka)
• Marathi: परमकामानंद बींदू f (paramkāmānanda bīndū), समागम आल्हाददायक बींदू f (samāgam ālhāddāyak bīndū), संभोग आल्हाददायक बींदू f (sambhog ālhāddāyak bīndū), कामोत्त्जना बींदू f (kāmottjanā bīndū), सुभग बींदू f (subhag bīndū), मधुर बींदू f (madhur bīndū)
• Mongolian: G цэг (G ceg)
• Polish: punkt G m
• Portuguese: ponto G (pt) m
• Russian: то́чка «джи» f (tóčka «dži»), то́чка Гре́фенберга f (tóčka Gréfenberga)
• Spanish: punto G (es) m
• Swedish: g-punkt c
• Turkish: G noktası

Verb

G-spot (third-person singular simple present G-spots, present participle G-spotting, simple past and past participle G-spotted)

1. (informal, rare, transitive) To stimulate the G-spot of.

Derived terms

• G-spotter