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cum cum cum verb and noun, by 1973, apparently a variant of the sexual sense of COME (Cf. come) that originated in pornographic writing, perhaps first in the noun sense. This "experience sexual orgasm" slang meaning of come (perhaps originally come off) is attested from 1650, in "Walking In A Meadowe Greene," in a folio of "loose songs" collected by Bishop Percy. They lay soe close together, they made me much to wonder; I knew not which was wether, until I saw her under. Then off he came, and blusht for shame soe soon that he had endit; Yet still she lies, and to him cryes, "one more and none can mend it." As a noun meaning "semen or other product of orgasm" it is on record from the 1920s. The sexual cum seems to have no connection with L. cum, the preposition meaning "with, together with," which is occasionally used in English in local names of combined parishes or benifices (e.g. Chorlton-cum-Hardy), in popular Latin phrases (e.g. cum laude), or as a combining word to indicate a dual nature or function (e.g. slumber party-cum-bloodbath).

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  • cum — adv., conj. a. adv. I. (Interogativ). 1. În ce mod? Cum ai făcut de ai venit? ♢ expr. Cum şi în ce chip sau cum şi ce fel = în ce fel. A nu avea (sau a nu şti) cum = a nu avea posibilitate de a... ♦ (Repetat, în propoziţii enunţiative) Într un… … Dicționar Român

  • Cum — bezeichnet: Communauté urbaine du Mans, Gemeindeverband in der französischen Région Pays de la Loire, heute Le Mans Métropole Communauté Urbaine CUM steht als Abkürzung für: den Flughafen der Stadt Cumaná in Venezuela (IATA Code) Siehe auch: Cum… … Deutsch Wikipedia

  • cum — This Latin preposition meaning ‘with’, apart from its use in Latin loan phrases such as cum grano salis (‘with a grain of salt’), has been used for several centuries in place names such as Horton cum Studley. Its principal use since the 19c has… … Modern English usage

  • cum — (k[u^]m; k[oo^]m), prep. [L. with prep.] with; together with; along with; as, I work at home in an office cum bedroom. [PJC] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Cum — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. CUM, sigle composé des trois lettres C, U et M, peut faire référence à : Centre universitaire méditerranéen à Nice Communauté urbaine du Mans,… … Wikipédia en Français

  • cum — [kum, kʌm] prep [Date: 1800 1900; : Latin; Origin: with ] used between two nouns to show that something has two purposes ▪ a kitchen cum dining room ▪ a lunch cum business meeting … Dictionary of contemporary English

  • cum — (k[u^]m), n. same as {semen[2]}; also spelled {come}. [vulgar slang] [PJC] || … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • cum — prep. OB → 1con {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1Є metà sec. XIII. ETIMO: dal lat. cŭm … Dizionario italiano

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