søstjerne

Danish

Etymology

(ocean) + stjerne (star)

Noun

søstjerne c (singular definite søstjernen, plural indefinite søstjerner)

  1. starfish
  2. (in the definite, chiefly derogatory) the act of lying prone and being passively receptive during sex
    • 2010, Mikkel Rosengaard, Videre, Gyldendal A/S (→ISBN), page 273:
      End ikke vores sex er spændende. Hun laver søstjernen hver eneste gang.
      Not even our sex is exciting. She does the starfish every single time.
    • 2016, Ulla Dyrløv, Sabine Dyrløv Klindt, Flyvefærdig. En guide til voksenlivet, Lindhardt og Ringhof (→ISBN)
      Samtidig har forestillingen om den passive og modtagende kvinde været med til at skabe en forventning om, at man som kvinde kan lave ”søstjernen” – lægge sig på ryggen og afvente mandens initiativ.
      Meanwhile, the notion of the passive and receptive woman has contributed to creating an expectation that, as a woman, one can do "the starfish" - lie on one's back and await the man's initiative.
  3. a person who does the above

Declension

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