"sex talk" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: En-au-sex talk.ogg [Australia] Forms: sex talks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} sex talk (countable and uncountable, plural sex talks)
  1. (idiomatic, uncountable) Flirtatious conversation, used as foreplay or for seduction. Tags: idiomatic, uncountable
    Sense id: en-sex_talk-en-noun-t8uqouda
  2. (countable) An explanation of sex given to a child. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-sex_talk-en-noun-5tRhdBuL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77

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