Meanings
- uncountableStimulation of another person's genitalia (or anus) using the mouth, lips, and/or tongue.
Oral sex for men can last forever, but when women's turn comes it lasts 10 seconds.
2011 March 22, Catalina May, “Porn made for women, by women”, in The Guardian2 more examples
The Beard’s climactic scene, an oral sex act, is not as startling or fresh as McClure apparently thinks. It is a continuation of the second act curtain of Albee's Tiny Alice, in which Irene Worth, shielded from the audience by her robe, seemingly displayed her nude body to John Gielgud, who dropped to his knees before her while she uttered orgiastic cries.
1967 November 3, “Off Broadway”, in TimeWhat Ms Whitaker did is no longer a crime in Georgia. The state’s sodomy laws, which in 1996 barred oral sex even between willing spouses, were struck down by court rulings in 1998 and 2003.
2009 August 6, “Unjust and ineffective”, in The Economist
Synonyms & antonyms
nounStimulation of another person's genitalia (or anus) using the mouth, lips, and/or tongue.
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Translations
Afrikaans orale seks
- orale seksstimulation of the genitals using the mouth
Arabic جِنْس فَمَوِيّ
- جِنْس فَمَوِيّ (jins famawiyy)stimulation of the genitals using the mouth
Bulgarian ора́лен секс
- ора́лен секс (orálen seks)stimulation of the genitals using the mouth
Chinese Mandarin 口交
- 口交 (kǒujiāo)stimulation of the genitals using the mouth
Czech orální sex, kuřba
- orální sexstimulation of the genitals using the mouth
- kuřbastimulation of the genitals using the mouth
Danish oralsex
- oralsexstimulation of the genitals using the mouth
Dutch orale seks, hoofd
- orale seksstimulation of the genitals using the mouth
- hoofdstimulation of the genitals using the mouth
Esperanto buŝa seksumado
- buŝa seksumadostimulation of the genitals using the mouth
Finnish suuseksi, oraaliseksi
- suuseksistimulation of the genitals using the mouth
- oraaliseksistimulation of the genitals using the mouth
French sexe oral
- sexe oralstimulation of the genitals using the mouth
German Oralverkehr, Oralsex
- Oralverkehrstimulation of the genitals using the mouth
- Oralsexstimulation of the genitals using the mouth
Greek στοματικός έρωτας, στοματικό σεξ
- στοματικός έρωτας (stomatikós érotas)stimulation of the genitals using the mouth
- στοματικό σεξ (stomatikó sex)stimulation of the genitals using the mouth
Hebrew מין אוראלי, סקס אוראלי
- מין אוראלי (min orali)stimulation of the genitals using the mouth
- סקס אוראלי (seks orali)stimulation of the genitals using the mouth
Hindi मुखाभिगम, मुखमैथुन
- मुखाभिगम (mukhābhigam)stimulation of the genitals using the mouth
- मुखमैथुन (mukhmaithun)stimulation of the genitals using the mouth
Icelandic munnmök
- munnmökstimulation of the genitals using the mouth
Indonesian seks oral
- seks oralstimulation of the genitals using the mouth
Irish gnéas béil
- gnéas béilstimulation of the genitals using the mouth
Italian sesso orale
- sesso oralestimulation of the genitals using the mouth
Japanese 口内性交, オーラルセックス
- 口内性交 (kōnai seikō)stimulation of the genitals using the mouth
- オーラルセックス (ōrarusekkusu)stimulation of the genitals using the mouth
Korean 구강 성교, 오럴 섹스
- 구강 성교 (gugang seonggyo)stimulation of the genitals using the mouth
- 오럴 섹스 (oreol sekseu)stimulation of the genitals using the mouth
Lithuanian oralinis seksas
- oralinis seksasstimulation of the genitals using the mouth
Norwegian oralsex, munnsex
- oralsexstimulation of the genitals using the mouth
- munnsexstimulation of the genitals using the mouth
Persian سکس دهنی
- سکس دهنی (seks-e dahani)stimulation of the genitals using the mouth
Polish seks oralny, oral
- seks oralnystimulation of the genitals using the mouth
- oralstimulation of the genitals using the mouth
Portuguese sexo oral
- sexo oralstimulation of the genitals using the mouth
Romanian sex oral
- sex oralstimulation of the genitals using the mouth
Russian ора́льный секс
- ора́льный секс (orálʹnyj sɛks)stimulation of the genitals using the mouth
Slovak orálny sex
- orálny sexstimulation of the genitals using the mouth
Spanish sexo oral
- sexo oralstimulation of the genitals using the mouth
Swahili ngono ya mdomo
- ngono ya mdomostimulation of the genitals using the mouth
Swedish oralsex
- oralsexstimulation of the genitals using the mouth
Tamil வாய்வழிப் பாலுறவு
- வாய்வழிப் பாலுறவு (vāyvaḻip pāluṟavu)stimulation of the genitals using the mouth
Thai ออรัลเซ็กซ์, การร่วมเพศทางปาก
- ออรัลเซ็กซ์ (or-ran sék)stimulation of the genitals using the mouth
- การร่วมเพศทางปาก (gaan-rûam-pâyt taang bpàak)stimulation of the genitals using the mouth
Ukrainian ора́льний секс
- ора́льний секс (orálʹnyj seks)stimulation of the genitals using the mouth
Urdu مکھابھگم
- مکھابھگم (mukhābhigam)stimulation of the genitals using the mouth
Vietnamese làm tình bằng miệng, tình dục đường miệng
- làm tình bằng miệngstimulation of the genitals using the mouth
- tình dục đường miệngstimulation of the genitals using the mouth
- khẩu giaostimulation of the genitals using the mouth
Cite this entry
oral sex. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oral%20sex
“oral sex.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oral%20sex. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “oral sex,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/oral%20sex.
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