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sex (n.)
late 14c., "males or females collectively," from L. sexus "state of being either male or female, gender." "Commonly taken with seco as division or 'half' of the race" (Tucker), which would connect it to secare "to divide or cut" (see section). Meaning "quality of being male or female" first recorded 1520s. Meaning "sexual intercourse" first attested 1929 (in writings of D.H. Lawrence); meaning "genitalia" is attested from 1938. Sex appeal attested by 1904.
For the raw sex appeal of the burlesque "shows" there is no defense, either. These "shows" should be under official supervision, at the least, and boys beneath the age of eighteen forbidden, perhaps, to attend their performance, just as we forbid the sale of liquors to minors. (Walter Prichard Eaton, "At the New Theatre and Others: The American Stage, Its Problems and Performances," Boston, 1910)
Sex drive is from 1918; sex object is 1901; sex symbol is 1871 in anthropology; the first person to whom it was applied seems to have been Marilyn Monroe (1959).
sex (v.)
1884, "to determine the sex of," from sex (n.); to sex (something) up "increase the sex appeal of" is recorded from 1942. Related: Sexed; sexing.
sexagenarian
1738, "person sixty years old," from L. sexagenarius "containing sixty," from L. sexagenarius, from sexageni "sixty each," from sex (see six).
sexiness
1922, from sexy + -ness.
sexism
1968; see sexist + -ism.
sexist
1965, on model of racist, coined by Pauline M. Leet, director of special programs at Franklin & Marshall College, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, U.S., in a speech which was circulated in mimeograph among feminists. Popularized by use in print in Caroline Bird's introduction to "Born Female" (1968).
sexpert
"sex therapist," 1924, from jocular merger of sex + expert.
sexploitation
1942, from sex + exploitation.
sexpot
"erotically willing and desirable female," 1929, from sex + pot, perhaps suggested by fleshpot.
sext (v.)
by 2005, from contraction of sex + text (v.). Related: Sexted; sexting.
sext (n.)
early 15c., from L. sexta (hora), fem. of sextus, ordinal of sex (see six).
sextant
instrument for determining latitude, 1620s, from Mod.L. sextans, said to have been coined c.1600 by Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe, from L. sextans "a sixth," from sex "six" (see six). So called because the sextans has a graduated arc equal to a sixth part of a circle.
sextet
1841, altered (by influence of Ger. Sextett) from sestet (1801), from It. sestetto, dim. of sesto "sixth," from L. sextus (see Sextus).
sextile
1550s (adj.); 1590s (n.); from L. sextilis, from sextus sixth (see Sextus).
sexton
c.1300, sekesteyn, "person in charge of the sacred objects of a church," from O.Fr. segrestien, from M.L. sacristanus (see sacristan). Sense of "custodian of a church" first recorded 1580s.
sextuplet
1852, from adj. sextuple (1620s), from L. sextus "sixth," from sex "six" (see six). Patterned on triplet, etc.
Sextus
masc. proper name, from Latin, properly "the sixth," originally denoting a sixth child, from sextus "sixth," from sex "six" (see six; also see Octavian).
sexual
1650s, "of or pertaining to the fact of being male or female," from L.L. sexualis "relating to sex," from L. sexus (see sex). Meaning "pertaining to copulation or generation" is from 1766; sexual intercourse attested by 1778; sexual orientation by 1967; sexual harassment by 1975. Sexual revolution attested by 1962.
sexuality
1800, action of being sexual; see sexual + -ity. Meaning capability of sexual feelings is from 1879. Meaning "sexual identity" is by 1980.
sexualization
1889, noun of action from sexualize.
sexualize
1839, from sexual + -ize. Related: Sexualized; sexualizing.
sexy
1905, from sex + -y (2). Originally "engrossed in sex;" sense of "sexually attractive" is 1923, first in reference to Valentino. An earlier word in this sense was sexful (1898). Related: Sexier; sexiest.
ambisexual
"unisex" (of clothing), also "bisexual," 1938 (ambisexuality is recorded from 1924), from ambi- + sexual. As a humerous coinage based on ambidextrous, ambisextrous is recorded from 1929.
asexual
1830, as a term in biology, a hybrid from a- (2) "not" + sexual. In general contexts, attested from 1896.
asexuality
1877; see asexual + -ity.
asexually
1862; see asexual + -ly (2).
bisexual (adj.)
1824, "having both sexes in one being, hermaphroditic," from bi- + sexual. Meaning "attracted to both sexes" is from 1914; the noun in this sense is attested from 1922. Not in general use until 1950s. Noun is recorded from 1922. Ambisexual was suggested 1924 in this sense but never caught on.
bisexuality
"attraction to both sexes" 1892, in translation of Krafft-Ebing; see bisexual + -ity.
bissextile
1580s (n.); 1590s (adj.), in reference to Roman leap year, from L.L. (annus) bissextilis "leap year," lit. "the twice sixth-day," because the sixth day before the Calends of March was doubled.
cache-sexe
1926, from Fr., from cacher "to hide" + sexe "genitals" (fem.).
Essex
O.E. East-Seaxe "East Saxons," who had a 7c. kingdom there.
heterosexist
"characteristic of discrimination against homosexuals," 1979; see hetero- + sexist. Related: Heterosexism (1979).
heterosexual (adj.)
1892, in C.G. Craddock's translation of Krafft-Ebbing's "Psychopathia Sexualis," a hybrid; see hetero- + sexual. The noun is recorded from 1920, but not in common use until 1960s. Colloquial shortening hetero is attested from 1933.
heterosexuality
1900; see heterosexual + -ity.
homosexual (adj.)
1892, in C.G. Chaddock's translation of Krafft-Ebing's "Psychopathia Sexualis," from Ger. homosexual, homosexuale (by 1880, in Gustav Jäger), from homo-, comb. form of Gk. homos "same" (see homo- (1)) + Latin-based sexual.
"Homosexual" is a barbarously hybrid word, and I claim no responsibility for it. It is, however, convenient, and now widely used. "Homogenic" has been suggested as a substitute. (H. Havelock Ellis, "Studies in Psychology," 1897)
Sexual inversion (1883) was an earlier clinical term for it in English. The noun is recorded by 1895. In technical use, either male or female; but in non-technical use almost always male. Slang shortened form homo first attested 1929.
homosexuality
1892; see homosexual + -ity.
intersex
"one having characteristics of both sexes," 1917, from Ger. intersexe (1915); see inter- + sex. Coined by German-born U.S. geneticist Richard Benedict Goldschmidt (1878-1958). Related: Intersexual; intersexuality.
metrosexual
by 2001, from metropolitan + -sexual, ending abstracted from homosexual, heterosexual.
omnisexual
by 1959, from omni- + sexual. Earliest application is to Walt Whitman.
over-sexed
1898, from over + pp. of sex.
pansexual
1926 (pansexualism is from 1917), from pan- + sexual. The view that the sex instinct plays the primary part in all human activity, mental and physical; this was held by his critics to be the view of Freud, therefore a term of reproach leveled at early psychology.
transexual
see from transsexual.
transsexual
1957 (adj. and n.), from trans- + sexual, and cf. transsexualism.
transsexualism
"intense desire to change one's sexual status, including the anatomical structure," 1953, coined by U.S. physician Harry Benjamin (1885-1986) from trans- + sexual. Transsexuality is recorded from 1941, but was used at first to mean "homosexuality" or "bisexuality."
trisexual
by 1986, from tri- + sexual.
unisex
"sexually indistinguishable or neutral," 1968, from uni- + sex.
CaliforniaPeggy
(149,181 posts)laconicsax
(14,860 posts)kentauros
(29,414 posts)I once read he was a libertarian, despite running such a useful site, so good luck!
madinmaryland
(64,913 posts)kentauros
(29,414 posts)madinmaryland
(64,913 posts)I'm not Dick Whittington.
Aristus
(65,985 posts)Absolutely No One Admitted.
madinmaryland
(64,913 posts)Aristus
(65,985 posts)Unsex me here..."
Macbeth, Act I, Scene 5, Lines 40-41.
ElboRuum
(4,717 posts)AsahinaKimi
(20,776 posts)Last edited Sat Mar 23, 2013, 02:38 PM - Edit history (1)
A sex thread will "multiply?"
kentauros
(29,414 posts)Then link the two and cross-post
Wait Wut
(8,492 posts)Bazinga.
Sort of removes all the sexy out of it, dontcha think?
Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)carry on.
Wait Wut
(8,492 posts)Quartermass
(457 posts)Doc Holliday
(719 posts)by the time this thread is finished with me....
I haven't had this much sex since one really weird night just before college graduation. But that's a tale for another time.
"Well, it was long ago, and it was far away...."
Call Me Wesley
(38,187 posts)and show you the way to Worchestersex? It's pronounced 'Worstersx.' But still, it's bad.
Long live the Saxons!
kentauros
(29,414 posts)then so be it!