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1861 Etymology dictionary, p. stomach (n.).7
… of sexual desire.
1862 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."
1863 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.
1864 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 …
1865 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 …
1866 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 …
1867 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 …
1868 Etymology dictionary, p. sycophant (n.).3
… a sexual image in various times and places; see fig (n.1).
1869 Etymology dictionary, p. tomcat (n.).2
… for sexual gratification" is recorded from 1927. Related: Tom-catting .
1870 Etymology dictionary, p. top (n.1).3
… "dominant sexual partner" is by 1961.
1871 Etymology dictionary, p. touch (v.).3
… "have sexual contact with." Meaning "to get or borrow money" first recorded 1760.
1872 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 …
1873 Etymology dictionary, p. transsexual.2
1957 (adj. and n.), from trans- + sexual, and compare transsexualism .
1874 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 …
1875 Etymology dictionary, p. trisexual (adj.).2
by 1986, from tri- + sexual .
1876 Etymology dictionary, p. troll (v.).3
… of sexual encounters" is recorded from 1967, originally in homosexual slang.
1877 Etymology dictionary, p. twink (n.).2
… "young sexually attractive person" is recorded from 1963, probably from Twinkie; but compare 1920s-30s British homosexual slang twank in a similar sense …
1878 Etymology dictionary, p. undefiled (adj.).2
c. 1300, undefylde, from un- (1) "not" + past participle of defile (v.). Originally of morals; sexual sense is attested from mid-15c. Physical sense of "not made dirty" is from 1580s.
1879 Etymology dictionary, p. unisex (adj.).2
"sexually indistinguishable or neutral," 1968, from uni- + sex (n.).
1880 Etymology dictionary, p. unisexual (adj.).2
1802, "of one sex, having only one sex," from uni- + sexual. Meaning "of or for a single sex" (of schools, etc.) is from 1885. Meaning "unisex" is from 1970. Related: Unisexual .