nympho

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1. Short for nymphomaniac.

ETYMOLOGY: From the Latin nympha , and the Greek numphe, meaning bride; in classic mythology, a goddess of nature dwelling in the mountains, forests, meadows, or streams.

QUOTES:

(1) Elizabeth Lipp (Melina Mercouri) and William (Maximilian Schell) in Topkapi (1964):
-- Elizabeth: ' Do you mind that I'm a nymphomaniac? '
-- Walter: ' It's your most endearing quality.'
-- Elizabeth: ' Don't waste it, use it.'

(2) Robert Reisner & Lorraine Wechsler. Encyclopedia of Graffiti (1974):' A nymphomaniac is a girl who likes every man to be in different.'

(3) Doctor Malaqua (Joseph Bologna) to vampire (with false teeth) Odette (Geena Davis) in Transylvania 6-5000 (1985): ' What do you know about love, nymphonese (nympho-knees?). If I didn't have you chained to this wall no man in this town would be safe.'

(4) Alan to Hugh Grant in Notting Hill (1999): ' She kisses like a nymphomaniac on death row.'

2. (Disparaging term for) a sexually active woman regarded as promiscuous. See playgirl for synonyms.

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