Oo-mox

Oo-mox is the act of massaging a Ferengi's ears (or "lobes"); there is no translation for the word. Because the Ferengi ear is a major erogenous zone, massaging the ears causes extreme pleasure and relaxation. 

Oo-mox, though pleasurable, can also have dangers. It can be very distracting for a Ferengi and may often be employed by females of other species in order to distract a Ferengi during negotiations or to coerce them into an action they would otherwise avoid. Such was the case in an early, unofficial encounter in 2151, when T'Pol performed oo-mox on Krem only to incapacitate him with a Vulcan nerve pinch. 

Not strictly sexual, oo-mox may also be employed for other reasons, notably as a means to an end. The book Oo-mox for Fun and Profit plays on this tendency. 

Wealthy Ferengi may employ females specifically for the purpose of providing oo-mox on demand. Despite the semi-erotic nature of the act the females may perform this service in public as an overt demonstration that their employer can afford such a luxury. 

When Quark, Nog, and Rom traveled back in time to 1947 Earth, Nog tricked Nurse Faith Garland into giving him oo-mox.

Vash had knowledge of how to perform oo-mox. She gave Quark oo-mox when negotiating who got the profits from an auction the two organized. 

Lwaxana Troi told Odo that she made love with DaiMon Tog while being held hostage on his ship in 2366. 

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