cybersex

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US/ˈsaɪbɚsɛks/

noun

A virtual sexual encounter in which two or more persons connected remotely by means of a computer network send one another sexually explicit messages simulating a sexual experience.

Similar
compusexnetsex
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Meanings

nouncybersex (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA virtual sexual encounter in which two or more persons connected remotely by means of a computer network send one another sexually explicit messages simulating a sexual experience.

    He went to his office and logged online to have cybersex for more than six hours.

    2001, In the Shadows of the Net (Hazelden Foundation; page 65)

    Synonyms: compusex, netsex

verbcybersex (third-person singular simple present cybersexes, present participle cybersexing, simple past and past participle cybersexed)

present singular third person cybersexes · participle present cybersexing · participle past cybersexed · past cybersexed

  1. intransitiveTo exchange explicit sexual experiences online by means of text or multimedia.
  2. intransitiveTo engage in sexual activity, usually masturbation, while communicating online with another person.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA virtual sexual encounter in which two or more persons connected remotely by means of a computer network send one another sexually explicit messages simulating a sexual experience.

Similar
compusexnetsex
Also see
e-sex

Origin

From cyber- + sex.

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Translations

Czech kybersex
  • kybersexvirtual sexual encounter
Dutch cyberseks, cyberseksen
  • cyberseksvirtual sexual encounter
  • cyberseksenexchange explicit sexual experiences online
Finnish kyberseksi, nettiseksi
  • kyberseksivirtual sexual encounter
  • nettiseksivirtual sexual encounter
  • verkkoseksivirtual sexual encounter
  • harrastaa kyberseksiäexchange explicit sexual experiences online
  • harrastaa nettiseksiäexchange explicit sexual experiences online
  • harrastaa verkkoseksiäexchange explicit sexual experiences online
French cybersexe
  • cybersexevirtual sexual encounter
German Cybersex
  • Cybersexvirtual sexual encounter
Japanese チャH
  • チャH (cha-etchi)virtual sexual encounter
Polish cyberseks, uprawiać cyberseks
  • cyberseksvirtual sexual encounter
  • uprawiać cyberseksexchange explicit sexual experiences online
Portuguese cibersexo, websexo
  • cibersexovirtual sexual encounter
  • websexovirtual sexual encounter
Spanish cibersexo
  • cibersexovirtual sexual encounter
Swedish cybersex
  • cybersexvirtual sexual encounter
Turkish sanal seks
  • sanal seksvirtual sexual encounter
Cite this entry
APA

cybersex. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cybersex

MLA

“cybersex.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cybersex. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cybersex,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cybersex.

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