"circ" definition, meaning, and origin

Noun obsolete

An amphitheatrical circle for sports; a circus.
- It is remarkable, that circs of the same ſort are still to be seen in Cornwall - 1774-1781, Thomas Warton, History of English Poetry:

See circus.

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 circ is progressing apace when, without warning, one of the nurses bursts in from outside, and I mean bursts in, as opposed to entering soundlessly and unobtrusively as we all try to (with the exception of the...
- Ironically, our Japanese-born colleague Seiji, who came from a culture that did not circumcise, had no problem with it. In fact, he was amazing to behold. Seiji could finish a "slice and dice," as we called it, before I...

Clipping of circumcision. Clipping of circumcise.

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. - 1998 May 18, Barbara Fraire, “Re: OT/formula moms...
- I'm not stating how i feel either way but i like it that my husband was circed. - 2000 January 1, Wade & Litha, “Re: The dreaded circ issue rears its ugly head in my house!”, in misc.kids.pregnancy (Usenet):
- If a person was circed they have to live with it, or attempt partial restoration, but on the whole IMO a whole penis is more beautiful than a mutilated one. - 2007, Nick J. Myers III, Sex & Sensuality: Essays on Fun...