oral sex

noun

: oral stimulation of the genitals : cunnilingus, fellatio

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The witness told the FBI that the boy immediately disclosed that Osbeck had forced him to perform oral sex. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026 Clements is accused of escalating the frequent abuse into making the boy perform oral sex. — Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026 In a messy split verdict, the jury acquitted him of forcibly performing oral sex on another woman, Kaja Sokola, and could not reach a verdict on a rape charge involving Mann. — Michael R. Sisak, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026 At Weinstein’s first trial in 2020, Haley gave harrowing testimony that Weinstein held her down on a bed at his Manhattan apartment and forcibly performed oral sex on her in 2006. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for oral sex

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First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of oral sex was in 1959

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oral sex

noun
: oral stimulation of the genitals : cunnilingus, fellatio
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