Meanings
- informaluncommonuncountableThe practice of couch surfers and hosts engaging in sexual intercourse.
On the other hand, in some circles couchsurfing has been dubbed “sexsurfing.”
2014 December, Matthew Czaja, Jacek Ciesnowski, “Sharing is the new economy”, in Warsaw Business Journal, page 202 more examples
While an ideal host may enlighten travelers to the ins and outs of a city or offer a local's perspective on the surrounding area, the prevalence of “sexsurfing,” a term used by some travelers to describe incidents of sexual activity between travelers and hosts, has been sufficient to make some pause and reconsider.
2015 September, Nick Ficeto, “Your Friends in Bolivia”, in Tufts Observer, page 27Take note though, as in researching the term couchsurfing it was found that in Europe, couchsurfing can be synonymous with sexsurfing, whereby hosts may assume that they can have sex with the guest in return for lodging.
2018 [2016], Gabriela Domicelj, Derek Young, The Home Stay Guide, Little, Brown Book Group, →ISBNSynonyms: bed surfing
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe practice of couch surfers and hosts engaging in sexual intercourse.
Origin
Blend of sex + couch surfing.
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
sexsurfing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sexsurfing
“sexsurfing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sexsurfing. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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