intercoursenoun [ U ]
uk/ˈɪn.tə.kɔːs/us/ˈɪn.t̬ɚ.kɔːrs/intercourse noun [ U ] (SEX)
also sexual intercourse formal the act of having sex:
vaginal/anal intercourse
Our survey reveals that most couples have intercourse once a week.
intercourse noun [ U ] (CONVERSATION)
old-fashioned formal conversation and social activity between people
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Informal talking & conversation
- a problem shared is a problem halved idiom
- bants
- blarney
- chatter
- chew
- confab
- conversation-stopper
- converse
- exchange
- gas
- jaw
- make yourself understood idiom
- natter
- orally
- pass
- pillow talk
- shoptalk
- talk shop idiom
- understand
- wash your dirty linen in public idiom
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