ioye

See also: joye

Middle French

Etymology

Old French joie, from Old Occitan joia, from Late Latin gaudia, from Classical Latin gaudium

Noun

ioye f (plural ioyes)

1. joy; elation
2. (euphemistic) orgasm
   • 1488, Jean Dupré, Lancelot du Lac, page 61:

     si s'entrefirent si grande ioye que a peine ie la vous sauroye nombrer

     then they gave each other so many joys that I would hardly be able to tell you how many

Descendants

• French: joie