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figging

noun, verb

figging is a noun meaning “The insertion of ginger root into the anus, vagina or urethra, applied to people as a punishment (typically in BDSM), or to horses to make them…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled F-I-G-G-I-N-G.

What does figging mean?

noun

  1. 1

    The insertion of ginger root into the anus, vagina or urethra, applied to people as a punishment (typically in BDSM), or to horses to make them deceptively lively (feaguing).

  2. 2

    dated(Development of) white streaks or granulations in soap, a natural development in some soaps once considered a sign of quality and therefore sometimes artificially imitated.

verb

  1. 1

    present participle and gerund of fig (a form of fig)

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

How do you pronounce figging?

  • US

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-NaomiAmethyst-figging.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).

Where does figging come from?

Generally thought to derive from feaguing.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).