"sex kitten" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sex kittens [plural]
Etymology: The phrase originated circa 1958, and was used to describe French starlet Brigitte Bardot, who appeared in the 1957 film And God Created Woman. Head templates: {{en-noun}} sex kitten (plural sex kittens)
  1. A woman who is both sexually desirable and sexually active. Categories (topical): People, Sex Translations (sex kitten): Betthäschen [neuter] (German), Sexbiene [feminine] (German), Sexpuppe [feminine] (German), секс-бо́мба (seks-bómba) [feminine] (Macedonian)

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