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compusex en · NOUN

Etymology

Blend of computer + sex.

Meanings

  1. (dated, rare, uncountable) Cybersex.
    • We now have cybersex, cyber-stalking, cyber-rape, cyber-victims, cyber-porn, cyber-voyeurism, compu-sex, sex chat rooms, sex newsgroups, sex bulletin boards, camcorder sex, virtual sex, cyborgs, blogs, MySpace, YouTube... 2007, Jeffrey Weeks, The World We Have Won: The Remaking of Erotic and Intimate Life:
    • In one case, cited by several sources, a woman became so involved as Joan's compusex lover that she was on the verge of leaving her husband. 1984, Time magazine, cited in 1996, Rob Kling, Computerization and Controversy (page 540)
    • One of the more bizarre aspects of America's love affair with the personal computer is the growing popularity of CompuSex. This is a new form of erotic entertainment in which consenting computer owners exchange X-rated messages over the telephone lines […] 1994, Julius Lukasiewicz, Ignorance Explosion: Understanding Industrial Civilization, page 71: