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[Fred Shapiro]

On Wed, 3 May 2000, Aaron E. Drews wrote:

> I have to agree with Mark.  I think it's "yonic".  I think both "phallic"
> and "yonic" have Sanskritic roots.... or at least that both come from the
> Kama Sutra.

Do you have any basis for this assertion with regard to "phallic"?

Fred Shapiro


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