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Le 19/09/2024 à 05:59, Aidan Kehoe a écrit :
> 
> I was in the National Archeological Museum in Athens a couple of days ago, and
> the English-language description under one of the early exhibits used the word
> “ithyphallic,” which was new to me. It is of course no longer 1990 with the
> associated need to make a written note of the word and consult a paper
> dictionary when such a difficulty comes up, and I learned fairly quickly that
> it means “having an erect penis.” [...]
> 
> If anyone is going to Athens, be aware there is a significant street drug
> problem. If you are bringing children check with the hotel about what streets
> to avoid, if you prefer not to have to explain what this man sitting on the
> ground with a needle and a syringe sticking into his arm is doing.

One could just segue from 'ithyphallic' and explain that it's another 
sense of 'prick'.