sexo en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈsɛks.oʊ̯/ (Canada, General-American)
- /ˈseks.ɐʉ̯/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- /ˈsɛ(ː)ks.oː/ (India)
- /ˈseks.əʉ̯/ (Australia, New-Zealand, also)
- /ˈsɛks.o/ (Scotland)
- /ˈsɛks.əʊ̯/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈseks.əʊ̯/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- sĕks′ō
Etymology
Etymology tree English sex Latin ō Old French ohbor. Middle English o English O ▲ Middle English o English oh English -o English sexo From sex + -o.
Meanings
-
(Australia, New-Zealand, slang, uncountable) A sexual offender.
[Y]ou don’t want to be a sexo or kid fucker in parrie Max, unless you’re cunning as a shithouse rat.
1998 September 5, The Guardian:‘Maybe it's only me,’ said Prudence. ‘Maybe he's only laying for me. Maybe he's a sex-oh.’
1963, Ronald Hugh Morrieson, The Scarecrow, Text Classics, published 2012, page 145:
- (slang, uncountable) Synonym of sex (“sexual intercourse”).
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| sexoh | alternative | lexicographic |