hard-on

Tumescent male state

A hard-on is vulgar slang for an erection: He woke up with a hard-on.

The term is also used figuratively for intense enthusiasm or obsession, often hostile: She has a real hard-on for that project.

The cops have a hard-on for busting speeders on this road.

The figurative use implies aggressive fixation.

erection

tumescence

State of being swollen

arousal · priapism · erectile · penile · nocturnal · spontaneous · morning wood · boner · stiffy · chub

slang

boner

Humiliating mistake or gaffe

  • stiffyErect penis, colloquially
  • woodyMade of tree-stuff
  • chubStout freshwater cyprinid

standing at attention · raging · throbbing · rock hard · steel · tent pole · flagpole · salute · sprung · bricked up

grudge

vendetta

Prolonged retaliatory conflict

obsession · beef · axe to grind · score to settle · hostility · antagonism · persecution · targeting · ill will · spite

Opposites
erectile state

hard-onflaccidity

Lack of firmness

limpness · soft-on · limp dick · flaccid · erectile dysfunction

sexual arousal/desire

hard-onturn-off

Something that repulses

frigidity · disinterest · repulsion

Family

hardly, harden, hardness, hardened, harder, hardest, hard-ons, hardtack, hardscrabble

Familiarity
Top 100,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated R