safer sex

noun

Sexual activity that minimizes the risk of spreading sexually transmitted disease, especially by the use of condoms.

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Meanings

nounsafer sex (uncountable)

alternative safer-sex

  1. uncountableSexual activity that minimizes the risk of spreading sexually transmitted disease, especially by the use of condoms.

Origin

This term first appeared in print in the 1970s.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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