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key party

key party noun: a group sex event where participants' car keys are randomly handed out, determining which couples will have sex.

Noun

key party (plural key parties)

  1. A group sex event where participants' car keys are randomly handed out, determining which couples will have sex.
    • Undoubtedly, the structure of a key party is right out of a straight-male pipe dream. Key party lore is exclusively heterosexual, women are not afforded sexual veto power, and men are guaranteed a partner with no chance of rejection.2018 March 15, Joe Kukura, “Did Key Parties Ever Really Happen?”, in SF Weekly

Forms of key party

pluralkey parties

Questions about key party

What does key party mean?
Key party means a group sex event where participants' car keys are randomly handed out, determining which couples will have sex.
What part of speech is key party?
Key party is a noun.
What is the plural of key party?
The plural of key party is key parties.

Words near key party in the dictionary

  1. key pad
  2. key pads
  3. key pair
  4. key pairs
  5. key parties
  6. key party
  7. key performance indicator
  8. key performance indicators
  9. key person insurance
  10. key person risk
  11. key person risks

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