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circ¹

  • /sɝk/ US
  • /sɜːk/ UK

Sounds like cirque · Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)k

Where it comes from

See circus.

noun circs

  1. obsolete An amphitheatrical circle for sports; a circus. It is remarkable, that circs of the same ſort are still to be seen in Cornwall

circ²

  • /sɝk/ US
  • /sɜːk/ UK

Sounds like cirque · Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)k

Where it comes from

Clipping of circumcision. Clipping of circumcise.

noun circs

  1. informal Circumcision. During the pre-NHS 1930s, circumcision was as fashionable among the British middle class as confirmation. Breech deliveries were said to be popular with both obstetrician and anaesthetist, a boy assuring them early in the birth of 'a couple of guineas next week for the circ.'

verb circs · circing · circed

  1. informal To circumcise. Again, I don't think I was *wrong* to circ my son, though some may choose to disagree quite loudly with that statement; I just think not circing is a better decision.

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@misc{circ_2026,
  title = {circ},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/circ},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}