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1841 Etymology dictionary, p. stacked (adj.).2
1796, of hay, past-participle adjective from stack (v.). Of women, "well-built physically; curved in a way considered sexually desirable," 1942.
1842 Etymology dictionary, p. statutory (adj.).2
… U.S., "sexual intercourse with a female below the legal age of consent, whether forced or not." Related: Statutorily .
1843 Etymology dictionary, p. S.T.D..2
1975 as an abbreviation of sexually transmitted disease, which is attested by 1918. Earlier it had been an abbreviation of Latin Sacrosanctae Theologiae Doctor "Doctor of Sacred Theology."
1844 Etymology dictionary, p. sting (v.).3
… "have sexual intercourse with" (mid-13c.).
1845 Etymology dictionary, p. stomach (n.).7
… of sexual desire.
1846 Etymology dictionary, p. strumpet (n.).3
One theory connects it with Latin stuprata, fem. past participle of stuprare "have illicit sexual relations with," or Late Latin strupum "dishonor, violation," and compares Medieval Latin strupum "concubinage," Old French stuprer "to violate."
1847 Etymology dictionary, p. stud (n.2).4
… proficient sexually" is attested by 1895, also extended to dogs. The meaning "any young man" is from 1929.
1848 Etymology dictionary, p. succubus (n.).2
… have sexual intercourse with humans in their sleep," late 14c., an alteration of Late Latin succuba "strumpet," also applied to a fiend (generally in female form …
1849 Etymology dictionary, p. super-.5
… "transcending sexuality; 'platonic' " and by 1968 as "sexual in an extreme degree." Also compare superhuman, which in the 1630s meant "divine, above or beyond what …
1850 Etymology dictionary, p. swinger (n.).3
… is sexually promiscuous" is from 1964, from the verb in the sense of "engage in promiscuous sex" (also 1964); earlier, more generally, "enjoy oneself unconventionally …
1851 Etymology dictionary, p. swivel (v.).3
… "have sexual intercourse with" (e.g. smal-swivinge men "men who copulate infrequently"). This might explain swivel (v.) going unattested in Modern English until …
1852 Etymology dictionary, p. sycophant (n.).3
… a sexual image in various times and places; see fig (n.1).
1853 Etymology dictionary, p. tomcat (n.).2
… for sexual gratification" is recorded from 1927. Related: Tom-catting .
1854 Etymology dictionary, p. top (n.1).3
… "dominant sexual partner" is by 1961.
1855 Etymology dictionary, p. touch (v.).3
… "have sexual contact with." Meaning "to get or borrow money" first recorded 1760.
1856 Etymology dictionary, p. transsexualism (n.).2
… one's sexual status, including the anatomical structure," 1953, coined by U.S. physician Harry Benjamin (1885-1986) from trans- + sexual. Transsexuality is recorded …
1857 Etymology dictionary, p. transsexual.2
1957 (adj. and n.), from trans- + sexual, and compare transsexualism .
1858 Etymology dictionary, p. tribadism (n.).2
"lesbian sexual activity," 1811, with -ism + tribade (n.), c. 1600, "a lesbian," from French tribade (16c.) or directly from Latin tribas, from Greek tribas, from tribein "to …
1859 Etymology dictionary, p. trisexual (adj.).2
by 1986, from tri- + sexual .
1860 Etymology dictionary, p. troll (v.).3
… of sexual encounters" is recorded from 1967, originally in homosexual slang.