Sentence:  Debbie and I would speak on the phone at least once a day. She made oblique inquiries into how I was feeling sexually, which I brushed off with a few poorly chosen jokes. Looking back, this joking around was a good way to deflect my fears. Call this the <WSD>wet noodle</WSD> phase. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A man with erectile dysfunction.