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losing one's virginity

losing one's virginity is the present participle and gerund of lose one's virginity.

Meaning of lose one's virginity

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

Questions about losing one's virginity

What is losing one's virginity the present participle and gerund of?
Losing one's virginity is the present participle and gerund of lose one's virginity.

Words near losing one's virginity in the dictionary

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

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