a sustained, painful, and unwanted erection that persists despite a lack of sexual stimulation, usually lasting over 4 hours but has been documented to last a few days.

The name comes from the Greek god Priapus, referring to the myth that he was punished by the other gods for attempting to rape a goddess, by being given a huge, but useless, set of wooden genitals.

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