phallic symbol
Freudian visual metaphor
A phallic symbol is any object that resembles or suggests a penis, often interpreted as representing male power, fertility, or sexuality.
The term appears frequently in psychoanalytic and artistic contexts: Freudians see phallic symbols everywhere—cigars, towers, swords.
Something described as phallic has the elongated, upright shape that invites such interpretation: The Washington Monument is unavoidably phallic.
- obeliskTapering stone monument
- Washington MonumentCommemorative stone tower, D.C.
- towerTall slender edifice
- control towerAviation guidance facility
- spireTapering architectural peak
serpent · sword · rocket · mushroom · banana · cucumber · hot dog · scepter · big stick · pillar · monolith · Eiffel Tower · totem · horn · lance · erect · shaft · gear stick
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