nocturnal emission
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- noun
- /nɒkˈtɜrnəl ɪˈmɪʃən/
- NSFW
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emisión nocturna
- Nocturnal emissions are most common during adolescence and early young adult years, but they may happen any time after puberty.
Examples
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The frequency of nocturnal emissions is variable, just as with men.
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Have you ever had a nocturnal emission?
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In some parts of the world, nocturnal emissions are more common.
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Some men have experienced large numbers of nocturnal emissions as teenagers, while others have never experienced one.
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Eighty-four percent of men in the United States will experience nocturnal emissions at some time in their lives.
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For example, in Indonesia, surveys show that 97% of men experience nocturnal emissions by the age of 24.
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No matter how much you want your children to remain your babies forever, eventually every little boy's voice will change, he will grow pubic hair, and begin to have nocturnal emissions (aka wet dreams) — and every little girl will begin to sprout breasts and have periods.
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Many boys experience nocturnal emissions during puberty as part of their natural development.
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In discussions about male sexual health, it's important to mention nocturnal emissions as a common occurrence.
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A study found that around 70% of young males have reported having nocturnal emissions by the time they reach 16.
Synonyms
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A sexual dream during sleep that makes a boy or man release semen
Surface Forms
Morphology
The constituents literally combine to mean 'a release that happens at night' (nocturnal = at night; emission = an act of releasing), so a learner would grasp the general notion of some release occurring at night. However, the specific medical/sexual sense of an involuntary ejaculation is specialized, euphemistic and not predictable from the parts alone without domain or cultural knowledge, making the expression only partially inferable.
Etymology
The term nocturnal emission comes from words meaning nocturnal 'night' and emission 'release'. It gives a simple picture of a release that happens during sleep, so it refers to a release of semen that happens without control while dreaming.