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chastity belt

chas·ti·ty belt
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [chas-ti-tee belt]
    • /ˈtʃæs tɪ ti bɛlt/
    • /ˈtʃæs.tə.ti belt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [chas-ti-tee belt]
    • /ˈtʃæs tɪ ti bɛlt/

Definitions of chastity belt words

  • noun chastity belt a locking beltlike device with a loop designed to go between a woman's legs in order to prevent her from having sexual intercourse 3
  • noun chastity belt a beltlike device of metal, leather, etc. allegedly fastened on a woman in the Middle Ages to prevent sexual intercourse during the absence of her husband 3
  • noun chastity belt a beltlike device, worn by women especially in the Middle Ages, designed to prevent sexual intercourse. 1
  • noun chastity belt device worn by young woman to prevent sex 1
  • noun chastity belt A belt-like garment, designed to be worn over the genitals and locked to prevent sexual intercourse, typically for long periods of time, to maintain chastity, or to enforce BDSM submission. 0
  • noun chastity belt (figuratively) For a woman, refusal to have sex. 0
See all 6 definitions of chastity belt

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Origin of chastity belt

First appearance:

before 1930
One of the 10% newest English words
First recorded in 1930-35

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Chastity belt

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Chastity belt

chastity belt popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

chastity belt usage trend in Literature

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