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half-virgin

half-virgin noun: a person who has participated in some sexual acts, but not full intercourse.

Noun

half-virgin (plural half-virgins)

  1. (slang, uncommon) A person who has participated in some sexual acts, but not full intercourse.
    • He wanted to say something later to Connie about the demi-vierge business…the half-virgin state of her affairs. But he could not bring himself to do it.1928, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, chapter 2, in Lady Chatterley’s Lover, Gutenberg edition, [Florence, Italy]: [ […] Tipografia Giuntina, […]], →OCLC; republished as Lady Chatterley’s Lover (eBook...

Forms of half-virgin

pluralhalf-virgins

Questions about half-virgin

What does half-virgin mean?
Half-virgin means a person who has participated in some sexual acts, but not full intercourse.
What part of speech is half-virgin?
Half-virgin is a noun.
What is the plural of half-virgin?
The plural of half-virgin is half-virgins.

Words near half-virgin in the dictionary

  1. half-uncles
  2. half-unicorn
  3. half-unicorns
  4. half-up half-down
  5. half-value thickness
  6. half-virgin
  7. half-virgins
  8. half-volley
  9. half-volleys
  10. half-waking
  11. half-waxen

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