g-spot
UK[ˈdʒiː spɒt]US[ˈdʒiː spɑːt]
n
An erogenous area inside the vagina, the stimulation of which may lead to high sexual arousal and orgasm.
Etymology
The term "G-spot" is a modern anatomical eponym coined in the 1980s. It derives from the initial of Ernst Gräfenberg, a German physician who, in a 1950 paper, described an erogenous zone in the anterior vaginal wall. The English word "spot", of Germanic origin, is appended to denote a specific, localized area. Thus, the term literally means "Gräfenberg's spot", commemorating the physician's clinical observation by combining his initial with a common noun for a place or point.
Analysis
This is a compound term formed from the letter "G" (an initialism) and the English word "spot". The "G" stands for "Gräfenberg", the surname of the German gynecologist Ernst Gräfenberg. "Spot" is from Old English splot, meaning a small, distinct area or mark.
Examples
Some researchers debate the exact anatomical existence and nature of the G-spot.
The book includes a chapter on techniques for locating the G-spot.
Sexual education often covers topics like the G-spot and female sexual response.