Anal Slang

Anal Slang
a stage in psychosexual development when the child's interest is concentrated in the mouth; fixation at this stage is said to result in dependence, selfishness, and aggression
“Not another word. It’s too typical. Permitting this anal compulsive to flounder like that.”
One rhymes with canal, one with anal , and one with an awl.
They think the Corps is some kind of anal fungus they got to put up with.”
But it is this primal posture of submission—and of what is ultimately anal accessibility— that seems to gratify the consumers of maid services.

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Technically, anything anal has to do with your anus, although you'll probably hear it more often to describe someone with a really meticulous, type-A personality.
If you've ever heard someone described as anal retentive , you may already know that term means someone is fussy, orderly, and compulsive. Anal things have to do with the anus. The anal stage of childhood occurs when kids are extremely fascinated with their anus. To take the temperature of an infant, a doctor might need to use an anal thermometer.
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1

: of, relating to, situated near, or involving the anus

an anal fin

a

: of, relating to, characterized by, or being the stage of psychosexual development which follows the oral stage (see oral entry 1 sense 3 ) and during which the child is concerned especially with his or her feces

b

: of, relating to, characterized by, or being personality traits (such as parsimony , meticulousness, and ill humor) considered typical of fixation at the anal stage of development : anal-retentive

an anal disposition

— often used in nontechnical contexts to describe someone as extremely or excessively neat, careful, or precise I have a mania for neatness in some matters that is almost anal . — Joseph Heller

1

analogy

2

analysis ; analytic

anally
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ˈā-nᵊl-ē

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adverb

Adjective

He can be pretty anal about keeping his office neat.

Anderson assaulted and abused the wrestler on at least 35 occasions, or 70 total acts of nonconsensual anal penetration and genital fondling, between 1984 and 1989 when the wrestler was between the ages of 17 and 22, the suit alleges.

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David Jesse, Detroit Free Press , 5 Mar. 2020

Aside from skipping the necessary prep work, forgetting to use lube is one of the main reasons why anal can be unpleasant for some people.

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Sophie Saint Thomas, refinery29.com , 8 Apr. 2020

In 2018, inspectors at one of Mr. Scheiner’s nursing homes in Balch Springs, Texas, spotted a staff member who failed to wash or sanitize her hands before cleaning a resident’s anal area.

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Jesse Drucker, New York Times , 14 Mar. 2020

Current tests for SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, look for genetic material of the virus, for instance in saliva or nasal, oral, or anal swabs, using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR).

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Dennis Normile, Science | AAAS , 27 Feb. 2020

At one visit, in the spring of 2017, Rannestad could not complete a pelvic exam because of the extreme swelling around Addimando’s vaginal and anal areas.

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Rachel Louise Snyder, The New Yorker , 20 Dec. 2019

anal retentive
anal retentiveness

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anal retentiveness

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1

: of, relating to, or situated near the anus

the anal opening anal fissures

2 a

: of, relating to, or characterized by the stage of psychosexual development in psychoanalytic theory that follows the oral stage and during which a child derives libidinal gratification from the expulsion and retention of the feces and conflict arises from parental demands regarding toilet training

During the anal stage, from about 18 months to 3 years, the sphincter muscles become sensitive and controllable and bowel and bladder retention and elimination become a source of gratification. — David G. Myers , Psychology

b

: of, relating to, or characterized by personality traits (as orderliness, frugality, and obstinacy) considered typical of fixation at the anal stage of development : anal-retentive

— often used in nontechnical contexts to describe someone as extremely or excessively neat, careful, or precise

— compare genital sense 3 , oral sense 3 , phallic sense 2

anally
\
-ᵊl-ē

\
adverb

1

analysis

2

analytic

3

analyze

macarons
macaroons

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1769, in the meaning defined at sense 1

borrowed from New Latin ānālis, from Latin ānus anus + -ālis -al entry 1
“Anal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary , Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anal. Accessed 1 Jul. 2022.
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