An orgasm; the sensation of orgasm likened to death.
Origin
1980s; earliest use found in The Washington Post. From French petit + mort death, as alteration of petite mort, arising from misapprehension of French mort as masculine.
Definition of petit mort in US English:
petit mort
nounˌpɛti ˈmɔː
An orgasm; the sensation of orgasm likened to death.
Origin
1980s; earliest use found in The Washington Post. From French petit + mort death, as alteration of petite mort, arising from misapprehension of French mort as masculine.