# vagina dentata

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. The mythical toothed vagina; often related to castration anxiety.

## Etymology
First attested 1908, from Latin vagina + dentata (“toothed”); popularized chiefly by Sigmund Freud.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/vagina-dentata