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sex

US/ˈsɛks/ very common literary slang us
noun (4) verb (2)

noun

1.

activities associated with sexual intercourse

  • “they had sex in the back seat”
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2.

either of the two categories (male or female) into which most organisms are divided

  • “the war between the sexes”
3.

all of the feelings resulting from the urge to gratify sexual impulses

  • “he wanted a better sex life”
  • “the film contained no sex or violence”
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4.

the properties that distinguish organisms on the basis of their reproductive roles

  • “she didn”
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verb

1.

stimulate sexually

  • “This movie usually arouses the male audience”
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2.

tell the sex (of young chickens)

Origin

From Middle English sexe (“sex [distinction between male and female] and gender”), from Old French sexe (“genitals; gender”), from Latin sexus (“gender; gender traits; males or females; genitals”), from Proto-Italic *seksus, from Proto-Indo-European *séksus, from *sek- (“to cut, cut off, sever”), thus meaning "section, division" (into male and female).

Phrases

  • anal sex
  • battle of the sexes
  • better than sex
  • biological sex
  • birth sex
  • bum sex
  • butt sex
  • casual sex
  • sex up

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