"sexual marketplace" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: sexual marketplaces [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sexual marketplace (plural sexual marketplaces)
  1. A notional place where people's desirability as sexual or romantic partners is evaluated.
    Sense id: en-sexual_marketplace-en-noun-cuVl0E3T
  2. (euphemistic) Prostitution; the sex work industry. Tags: euphemistic Categories (topical): Seduction community
    Sense id: en-sexual_marketplace-en-noun-yA6oGyyW Disambiguation of Seduction community: 11 74 15 Categories (other): English euphemisms, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 16 47 36 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 11 68 21 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 15 56 28
  3. A location or situation in which people are looking for sexual or romantic partners.
    Sense id: en-sexual_marketplace-en-noun-uRXIqB2q
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: sexual market value, meat market

Inflected forms

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