"troilism" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈtɹɔɪlɪz(ə)m/ [British] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-troilism.wav Forms: triolism [alternative]
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
    Sense id: en-troilism-en-noun-AgsPeOoK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53
  2. The practice of three people having sex, i.e. having threesomes. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-troilism-en-noun-CFSzHNCd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Sex, Three Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ism: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 47 53 Disambiguation of Sex: 40 60 Disambiguation of Three: 40 60
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: troilist, troilistic Related terms: ménage à trois, swinging, threesome Coordinate_terms: twosome, foursome, fivesome
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