sexy time

/ˈsɛksi ˌtaɪm/

noun

Time dedicated to sexual activity; by extension, sexual intercourse.

Meanings

nounsexy time (uncountable)

alternative sexytime

  1. humorousslanguncountableTime dedicated to sexual activity; by extension, sexual intercourse.

    "I don't think we're supposed to have sexy time at the nude beach," I snapped.

    2011, Alex Hathaway, From Housewife to Cuckoldress: How I Took Sexual Control of a Marriage in Crisis, Fanny Press, published 2011, →ISBN, page 51
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    She was “his kitten” with hair “like a witch,” while he was her “black panther,” and they enjoyed many a sexy time in the woods and hayloft.

    1958 December 22, Stanley J. Rowland, Jr., “The Visit [review]”, in Wayne H. Cowan, editor, Christianity and Christ, volume XVIII, number 22, New York, →ISSN, page 7 (183)

    Synonyms: sexy times, aphrodisia, carnal knowledge, coitus, coition, commerce, commixtion, congress

Synonyms & antonyms

Origin

Popularized by Sacha Baron Cohen in the early 2000s, but attested much earlier.

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