"sex strike" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sex strikes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sex strike (plural sex strikes)
  1. A strike involving the withholding of sex from one's partner until demands are met. Wikipedia link: sex strike Synonyms: sex boycott Translations (strike involving the withholding of sex): սեքսադուլ (sekʿsadul) (Armenian), seksilakko (Finnish), grève du sexe (French), Sexstreik [masculine] (German), сексуальная забасто́вка (seksualʹnaja zabastóvka) (Russian), huelga sexual (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-sex_strike-en-noun-c-Sm3Yi9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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