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oral sex

50 6.0
Using the mouth, lips, or tongue to touch someone's private parts
  • noun
  • /ˈɔrəl sɛks/
  • Offensive
translation icon : sexo oral
  • Before her injury, Joan and Katie enjoyed pleasuring each other with oral sex to achieve orgasm.
  • perform oral sex
  • engage in oral sex
  • receive oral sex

Then Bear goes in and he starts performing oral sex on Anna.

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Examples

  • Sexual availability and unreciprocated sexual acts, such as oral sex, were not found to be degrading.

    Academic text (2005)
  • Apparently, among some adolescents, performing oral sex is a strategy used to maintain "technical" virginity and avoid pregnancy.

    Academic text (2003)
  • So you had oral sex.

  • I never had oral sex before.

  • You don't have anything against oral sex, do you, John?

  • In the last six months, when having oral sex, do you use a condom sometimes, always or never?

  • Women in both groups reported more vaginal than oral sex in the last 30 days.

    Academic text (2000)
  • Many people consider oral sex an important part of their sexual relationships.

  • Some couples discuss their preferences for oral sex to enhance their intimacy.

  • Partners may choose to engage in oral sex as a way to increase pleasure during their encounters.

Synonyms

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vsoral sex
  • Offensive
432 9.9

Slang for a person who often uses illegal drugs

is the neutral clinical term rather than the slang expression

How Intimate

fifth base
  • Offensive
9.9
oral sex
  • Offensive
50 6.0
petting
  • NSFW
34 7.1
to make out
  • NSFW
130 8.1
kissing
  • NSFW
100 1.0
hand-holding
1 1.9

Surface Forms

oral sex singular
oral sexes plural

Morphology

oral + sex

The meaning 'sexual activity involving stimulation with the mouth' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'oral' (pertaining to the mouth) with 'sex' (sexual activity). This straightforward noun phrase composition is common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.

Etymology

Oral sex may come from a simple, literal name: oral means 'by mouth' and sex means 'sexual activity'. So oral sex means sexual activity done with the mouth.