morning glory
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editmorning glory (plural morning glories)
- Several members of the family Convolvulaceae; climbing plants with trumpet shaped flowers.
- Synonym: bindweed
- (UK, informal) An involuntary erection present upon waking.
- Synonym: morning wood
- 1995, “Morning Glory”, performed by Oasis:
- What's the story morning glory? Well? / You need a little time to wake up wake up
- 2003, Ray Puxley, Britslang: An Uncensored A-Z of the People's Language, Including Rhyming Slang, Robson, published 2003, page 326:
- Morning Glory (Penis) Would appear to refer to one that stands tall and erect on waking.
- 2011, Michael Kantor, Now That You're Out[1], page 64:
- Like any man he wakes up with a morning glory. He precums.
- A morning bout of love-making.
- A rolling cloud in the shape of a cylinder; a roll cloud.
Derived terms
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- beach morning glory (Ipomoea pes-caprae)
- bigroot morning glory (Ipomoea pandurata)
- blue morning glory (Ipomoea indica, Ipomoea nil)
- common morning glory (Ipomoea purpurea)
- cypressvine morning glory (Ipomoea quamoclit)
- ivy morning glory (Ipomoea nil)
- Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil)
- Mexican morning glory (Ipomoea tricolor)
- perennial common morning glory (Ipomoea indica)
- purple morning glory (Ipomoea purpurea)
- shaggy dwarf morning glory (Evolvulus nuttallianus)
- tall morning glory (Ipomoea purpurea)
- water morning glory (Ipomoea aquatica)
- white-edge morning glory (Ipomoea nil)
- woolly morning glory (Argyreia nervosa)
- yellow morning glory (Merremia tuberosa)
Translations
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erection present on waking — see morning wood
References
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edit- morning glory on Wikipedia.Wikipedia