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better than sex

better than sex

9.7
Extremely pleasurable or satisfying in a way that feels better than usual
  • idiom
  • NSFW
translation icon : mejor que el sexo
  • After that delicious meal, she exclaimed that it was better than sex.

Joey, a lot of people say that this food is better than sex.

Examples

  • Winning the championship felt better than sex to the athletes.

  • And, you know, some people food is better than sex or things like that.

  • The thrill of skydiving was better than sex for him.

Synonyms

delight
vsbetter than sex
184 1.2

A thing or feeling that gives great pleasure

expresses a higher, more extreme pleasure than ordinary great enjoyment
gratifying
vsbetter than sex
41 3.7

Pleasing and making you feel proud or satisfied

emphasizes a much stronger, exaggerated pleasure beyond quiet rewarded feeling
pleasurable
vsbetter than sex
34 3.5

Causing a feeling of enjoyment or happiness

marks a far more intense, often hyperbolic sense of enjoyment
supersensual
vsbetter than sex
  • NSFW
8.4

Very pleasing to the senses, like rich smells or soft music

is a hyperbolic expression of extreme pleasure rather than pure sensory intensity

How Pleasurable

better than sex
  • NSFW
9.7
fantastic
626 1.9
great
∞ 1.0
enjoyable
119 1.0
pleasant
314 1.0

Surface Forms

better than sex positive

Morphology

better + than + sex

The comparative structure 'better' + 'than' + 'sex' is compositionally interpretable: a learner who knows the words and comparative grammar can infer it means something exceeds sexual activity in pleasure. This is a predictable hyperbolic metaphorical use rather than an arbitrary idiom, so its meaning is accessible to a B1 learner who understands the constituents.

Etymology

Better than sex started as a joking way to compare great pleasure to sex. Because people saw sex as the top pleasure, saying something is better than sex became a strong, playful way to mean 'extremely pleasurable'.