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promiscuouspro‧mis‧cu‧ous /prəˈmɪskjuəs/ adjective promiscuousOrigin: 1600-1700 Latin promiscuus, from miscere ‘to mix’ - Promiscuous men are rarely criticized as severely as promiscuous women.
- Rumors spread through the school that Jill was promiscuous.
- The survey found that single men aged 18--35 were more promiscuous than any other social group.
- I remain, firmly in defence of happily promiscuous hominids.
- Just by definition, they're going to be promiscuous.
- Men are promiscuous opportunists at heart and in their fantasies.
- Some have attempted suicide; others have abused drugs or been sexually promiscuous.
- The promiscuous princess quickly becomes a pawn.
- The most promiscuous species end up a collage of different handicaps, ornaments, and gaudy blotches.
- There are usually more females than males present on an infested person and the males are relatively promiscuous, mating frequently.
- This sounds compelling and attractive but it can be promiscuous as well.
to have sex with a lot of people► sleep around informal to have sex with many different people over a period of time, usually without having a serious relationship with any of them: · I don't sleep around any more, not since I met Jack.· If you sleep around, you increase your risk of getting AIDS. ► casual sex when someone has sex with someone without intending to have a serious relationship with them, especially when they do this many times: · I've only known you a few days Luke, and I don't go in for casual sex.· It wasn't difficult to pick up people for casual sex, but it was difficult to form any sort of relationship with someone. ► promiscuous someone who is promiscuous has sex with many different people, usually without having a serious relationship with any of them: · Promiscuous men are rarely criticized as severely as promiscuous women.· The survey found that single men aged 18--35 were more promiscuous than any other social group. ► orgy a wild party where people have sex with a lot of different people: · a wild drunken orgy· What do you think's going to happen? I'm not going to an orgy or anything. ► slut also slag informal an insulting word for a woman who has sex with a lot of different men over a period of time - used to show strong disapproval: · He made me take off the red lipstick, saying it made me look like a slut.· That little slag slept with my husband. ► stud informal a man who has sex with a lot of different women over a period of time - use this especially when the man is proud of his sexual activities: · Josh had a reputation of being the college stud.· A woman who behaves promiscuously is called a slut, but a man who behaves the same way is admiringly called a stud. ► nymphomaniac a woman who always wants to have sex or has sex with a lot of people, and is therefore considered morally bad: · Even these days, a woman who has a lot of boyfriends is labelled a "nymphomaniac'. 1having many sexual partners: the risks of promiscuous sexual behaviour2old use involving a wide range of different things—promiscuously adverb—promiscuity /ˌprɒməˈskjuːəti $ ˌprɑː-/ noun [uncountable]: sexual promiscuity |