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seggs

/sɛɡz/

seggs noun: filter-avoidance spelling of sex (“sexual activity”).

Noun

seggs (uncountable)

  1. (Internet) Filter-avoidance spelling of sex (“sexual activity”).
    • The Philadelphia-based singer-songwriter is using her Instagram stories as a platform for her followers to share their deepest secrets, which she reposts anonymously along with her own reactions. […] One of the more shocking confessions reads: "I had seggs with both of her parents."2021 September 1, Emma Nolan, “Jazmine Sullivan's Instagram Confessions Delight and Disgust Fans”, in Newsweek
    • TikTok creators have gotten into the habit of coming up with substitutes for words that they worry might either affect how their videos get promoted on the site or run afoul of moderation rules. […] Sex became “seggs.”[2022 November 19, Melina Delkic, “Leg Booty? Panoramic? Seggs? How TikTok Is Changing Language”, in The New York Times

Forms of seggs

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Origin of seggs

Adam Aleksic argues that seggs is not merely a filter-avoidance spelling, which secks would satisfy, but is also a minced oath that functions as a diminutive.

Questions about seggs

What does seggs mean?
Seggs means filter-avoidance spelling of sex (“sexual activity”).
What part of speech is seggs?
Seggs is a noun.
How do you pronounce seggs?
Seggs is pronounced /sɛɡz/.

Words near seggs in the dictionary

  1. seggars
  2. segger
  3. seggers
  4. seggie
  5. seggies
  6. seggs
  7. seggsier
  8. seggsiest
  9. seggsy
  10. Seghatoleslam
  11. Seghill

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: seggs (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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