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moresome en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈmɔːsəm/ non-rhotic
  • /ˈmɔɹsəm/ rhotic
  • (Australia) audio

Etymology

From more + -some, to follow on from threesome, foursome, etc.

Meanings

  1. (rare, slang) A sexual act involving more than three people, or a group of individuals involved in such an act.
    • It featured a tent full of mattresses for one almighty love-in in the Nevada desert. Sadly, the revelries and ‘moresomes’ were not to be … 2025 August 27, “The Burning Man Orgy Dome: welcome to the latest festival disaster”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
    • Jana and Sam had a child, and the moresome remained together through Zachariah's birth. 2013, Elisabeth Sheff, The Polyamorists Next Door:

Forms

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moresomes Number=Plur lexicographic

Synonyms

group sex

Translations (4)

cmn 多P (a sexual act involving many people) · pl balet (a sexual act involving many people) · cmn 群P (a sexual act involving many people) · bg оргия (a sexual act involving many people)