sex tourism
sex tourism noun: travel to another country for the purpose of sexual intercourse with prostitutes or for the purpose of engaging in sex acts which are prohibited in one's home jurisdiction.
Noun
sex tourism (uncountable)
- Travel to another country for the purpose of sexual intercourse with prostitutes or for the purpose of engaging in sex acts which are prohibited in one's home jurisdiction.
Words formed from sex tourism
Questions about sex tourism
- What does sex tourism mean?
- Sex tourism means travel to another country for the purpose of sexual intercourse with prostitutes or for the purpose of engaging in sex acts which are prohibited in one's home jurisdiction.
- What part of speech is sex tourism?
- Sex tourism is a noun.
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