casual sex

noun

Sexual activity that is undertaken without commitment, emotional attachment, and/or personal familiarity between the participants involved.

“He was after more than casual sex: he was looking for a long-term relationship.”

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Meanings

nouncasual sex (uncountable)
  1. uncountableSexual activity that is undertaken without commitment, emotional attachment, and/or personal familiarity between the participants involved.

    He was after more than casual sex: he was looking for a long-term relationship.

    2 more examples

    Makes you sick really, doesn't it? The thought of it. Casual sex.

    1999 February 3, Anthony Horowitz et al., “Strangler's Wood”, in Midsomer Murders

    This is more than a cautionary piece; a few of my friends—and myself—have managed casual sex and/or dating with success... At times it was exhausting, but overall it was liberating and provided me with a space to practice vulnerability without being afraid of long-term consequences.

    2020 December 23, Alice Garnett, “Nice to Meet You, I'm a Slut...”, in The Oxford Blue

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 約炮 /约炮, 濫交 /滥交
  • 約炮 /约炮 (yuēpào)sexual activity that is undertaken without commitment
  • 濫交 /滥交 (lànjiāo)sexual activity that is undertaken without commitment
  • 亂交 /乱交 (luànjiāo)sexual activity that is undertaken without commitment
  • 一夜情 (yīyèqíng)sexual activity that is undertaken without commitment
Dutch casual seks
  • casual sekssexual activity that is undertaken without commitment
Finnish irtoseksi, irtosuhde
  • irtoseksisexual activity that is undertaken without commitment
  • irtosuhdesexual activity that is undertaken without commitment
German Gelegenheitssex
  • Gelegenheitssexsexual activity that is undertaken without commitment
Greek περιστασιακή συνουσία
  • περιστασιακή συνουσία (peristasiakí synousía)sexual activity that is undertaken without commitment
Japanese カジュアルセックス
  • カジュアルセックス (kajuaru sekkusu)sexual activity that is undertaken without commitment
Korean 캐주얼 섹스
  • 캐주얼 섹스 (kaejueol sekseu)sexual activity that is undertaken without commitment
Russian случа́йный секс
  • случа́йный секс (slučájnyj seks)sexual activity that is undertaken without commitment
Spanish sexo casual
  • sexo casualsexual activity that is undertaken without commitment
Swedish flyktigt sex
  • flyktigt sexsexual activity that is undertaken without commitment
Cite this entry
APA

casual sex. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/casual%20sex

MLA

“casual sex.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/casual%20sex. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “casual sex,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/casual%20sex.

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