sex kitten
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- noun
- /sɛks ˈkɪtən/
- Slur
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[término ofensivo para una mujer considerada muy seductora]
- This trend is clearly about image and trying to be the innocent Madonna and the sex kitten all rolled up into one flaxen-haired silhouette of femininity, and I for one am over it.
- known as a sex kitten
Examples
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With a sensual persona that bounded between energetic and pouty, she literally defined "sex kitten."
Blog text (5) -
"Not many Korean sex kittens," he said, and reached across to stroke my upper arm.
Fiction book (1990) -
All right, my little sex kitten.
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Not a sex kitten anymore.
Fiction book (1995) -
You are more than a mere sex kitten.
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Poof, rock star sex kitten.
Fiction book (2002) -
And you've got a girl there, some sex kitten from the Upper West Side who puts out.
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Girls who have hopes and dreams for their lives are far less likely to be trying to curry favor with boys by playing the role of a sex kitten.
Blog text (25) -
I'm not alone in my room, though, because my cat, Angus, is also under house arrest for his love romps with Naomi, the Burmese sex kitten.
Fiction book (2002) -
She was known as the ultimate sex kitten, captivating everyone with her charm and beauty.
Synonyms
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3.0
A very attractive woman that many people find pleasing to look at
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4.7
An attractive, glamorous woman who draws attention
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3.8
A famous person, for example an actor or singer, who many people think is very sexually attractive
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9.6
A woman many people see as very sexually attractive
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7.4
A person, often a woman, who many people find very sexually attractive
How Sexy
Surface Forms
Morphology
sex + kitten
The phrase combines 'sex' (sexual) with 'kitten' (a young cat, suggesting smallness/cuteness/playfulness), so a learner who knows both words can plausibly infer a sexualized, youthful connotation. However, the use of 'kitten' as a metaphor for a coquettish or sexually alluring woman is culturally specific and figurative rather than strictly compositional, so the precise social/sexual nuance may not be predictable without prior exposure.
Etymology
Sex kitten comes from 1950s and 1960s magazines and films that wanted a short, catchy name for a young, playful woman. The word kitten makes you think of a small, cute, playful cat and sex shows sexual attraction, so the image explains why it means 'a young woman who is very sexually attractive'.