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demi-vierge

demi-vierge noun: someone (especially a young woman) who has had some experience of sexual activity, but who still considers herself, or presents herself as, a virgin.

Noun

demi-vierge (plural demi-vierges)

  1. (derogatory) Someone (especially a young woman) who has had some experience of sexual activity, but who still considers herself, or presents herself as, a virgin.
    • “I hope, Connie, you won't let circumstances force you into being a demi-vierge.”1928, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, Lady Chatterley’s Lover, [Germany?]: Privately printed, →OCLC, page 17
    • It concerned an ostensibly “innocent” girl, a demi-vierge, who wanted sexual pleasure (without any danger attached) but still felt shame before a man.1946, Anonymous, translating Magnus Hirschfeld, The Sexual History of the World War, p. 203

Forms of demi-vierge

pluraldemi-vierges

Origin of demi-vierge

From French demi-vierge.

Questions about demi-vierge

What does demi-vierge mean?
Demi-vierge means someone (especially a young woman) who has had some experience of sexual activity, but who still considers herself, or presents herself as, a virgin.
What part of speech is demi-vierge?
Demi-vierge is a noun.
What is the plural of demi-vierge?
The plural of demi-vierge is demi-vierges.

Words near demi-vierge in the dictionary

  1. demi-tasse
  2. demi-tasses
  3. demi-toilette
  4. demi-vegetarian
  5. demi-vegetarians
  6. demi-vierge
  7. demibastion
  8. demibastions
  9. demibillionaire
  10. demibillionaires
  11. demibold

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