"troilism" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈtɹɔɪlɪz(ə)m/ [UK]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} troilism (uncountable)
  1. The practice of two people having sex while a third person watches (and may or may not take part). Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Sex
    Sense id: en-troilism-en-noun-AgsPeOoK Disambiguation of Sex: 49 51
  2. The practice of three people having sex, i.e. having threesomes. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Sex, Three
    Sense id: en-troilism-en-noun-CFSzHNCd Disambiguation of Sex: 49 51 Disambiguation of Three: 39 61 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ism Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 40 60 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 41 59
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: triolism Derived forms: troilist, troilistic Related terms: ménage à trois, swinging, threesome Coordinate_terms: twosome, foursome, fivesome

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