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lose one's virginity

lose one's virginity verb: to have sexual intercourse for the first time.

Verb

lose one's virginity (third-person singular simple present loses one's virginity, present participle losing one's virginity, simple past and past participle lost one's virginity)

  1. (idiomatic) To have sexual intercourse for the first time.
    • Born in Chicago on April 9th, 1926, he was the son of Methodists, served as a noncombatant in World War II, earned a bachelor's degree in psychology at the University of Illinois and didn't lose his virginity until he was 22.2017 September 27, David Browne, “Hugh Hefner, 'Playboy' Founder, Dead at 91”, in Rolling Stone
    Synonyms:
    pop the cherry

Synonyms of lose one's virginity

Forms of lose one's virginity

third-person singular presentloses one's virginity
present participlelosing one's virginity
past participlelost one's virginity
pastlost one's virginity

Questions about lose one's virginity

What does lose one's virginity mean?
Lose one's virginity means to have sexual intercourse for the first time.
What part of speech is lose one's virginity?
Lose one's virginity is a verb.
What is the past tense of lose one's virginity?
The past tense of lose one's virginity is lost one's virginity.

Words near lose one's virginity in the dictionary

  1. lose one's shirt
  2. lose one's shit
  3. lose one's temper
  4. lose one's tongue
  5. lose one's touch
  6. lose one's virginity
  7. lose one's way
  8. lose one's wits
  9. lose oneself
  10. lose out
  11. lose patience

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