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menage a trois

menage a trois is the alternative spelling of ménage à trois.

Meaning of ménage à trois

Noun

ménage à trois (plural ménages à trois)

  1. A household or relationship whereby three people live together as lovers.
    • Old men frequently marry young girls, but then the portion is high and the ménage à trois common.1856, Richard F. Burton, First Footsteps in East Africa, Könemann, published 2000, page 105
  2. A sexual act or experience involving three people; a threesome.
    • David and Angela and I had a ménage à trois for about five minutes, but then I made her leave because David and I were gonna play.1996, Cyrinda Foxe, in McNeil & McCain, Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk, page 134
    Synonyms:
    three-way

Forms of menage a trois

pluralmenages a trois

Questions about menage a trois

What is menage a trois the alternative spelling of?
Menage a trois is the alternative spelling of ménage à trois.

Words near menage a trois in the dictionary

  1. menadiones
  2. menads
  3. Menae
  4. MENAFATF
  5. menage
  6. menage a trois
  7. menage-a-card
  8. menage-a-trois
  9. menagerie
  10. menageries
  11. menagerist

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