peine-à-jouir

French

Etymology

From the phrase peiner à jouir, "to have a hard time cumming".

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɛ.na.ʒwiʁ/, /pe.na.ʒwiʁ/

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Noun

peine-à-jouir m or f by sense (plural peine-à-jouir)

1. (sex, informal) person who has trouble reaching orgasm, person suffering from anorgasmia
2. (figurative, informal) wet blanket, killjoy

   Synonym: pisse-froid

See also

• éjaculateur précoce
• frigide

Further reading

• “peine-à-jouir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.