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interrupted coitus
Definition
Or: coitus interruptus , a doubtful contraceptive method consisting in withdrawing the penis from the vagina before ejaculation. Although it is the oldest known form of contraception, withdrawal is unreliable as a birth-control method; it is considered, at best, 75% effective because seminal fluid may be emitted without sensation before ejaculation.ETYMOLOGY: From the Latin coitus , copulation, and interruptus , interrupted.
SYNONYMS: get off/out at... / jump off/out at... , to practice coitus interruptus, the withdrawal method of contraception, by withdrawing or getting off one station before destination.
-- get off/out at Haymarket (the last stop before Edinburgt Waverley (Central) station)
-- get off/out at Broadgreen (the station before Edge Hill, Liverpool)
-- get off/out at Edge Hill (the station before Liverpool Lime street)
-- get off/out at Gateshead (the station before Mewcastle)
-- get off/out at Hillgate
-- get off/out at Paisley (the station before Glasgow Central)
-- get off/out at Redfern (the last station before Sydney Central, Australia)
-- leave before the gospel.
SYNONYMS: French method; interrupted coitus; onanism; pulling out; swerve; withdrawal method.
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