Meanings
plural sex kittens
- A woman who is both sexually desirable and sexually active.
Even the Muppets — as mainstream and heterosexual as some of them may be — are favorites among many gay men; Miss Piggy, that porcine sex-kitten, adorns many a wall in gay bars.
1986 December 7, Michael Bronsky, “Gay Man's Dream Realized in Benefit Production of archy and mehitabel"”, in Gay Community News, volume 14, number 21, page 7
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Coined circa 1958 to describe French starlet Brigitte Bardot, who appeared in the 1957 film And God Created Woman.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
German Betthäschen, Sexbiene
- Betthäschensex kitten
- Sexbienesex kitten
- Sexpuppesex kitten
Cite this entry
sex kitten. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sex%20kitten
“sex kitten.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sex%20kitten. Accessed November 5, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sex kitten,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sex%20kitten.
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