ménage à trois

noun mé·nage à trois \ -ä-ˈt(r)wä \

Definition of ménage à trois

1 : an arrangement in which three people (such as a married couple and a lover of one member of the couple) have a sexual or romantic relationship especially while they are living together

2 : a sexual encounter involving three people : threesome

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Recent Examples of ménage à trois from the Web

Brian and Matt are involved in a menage a trois with a personal trainer named (wait for it) Steve.

— don aucoin, BostonGlobe.com, "What’s in a name? With ‘Steve,’ it’s heart and wit," 16 Mar. 2018
Fergus makes like an expert wingman and hooks Ian and Brighid up but first Fergus discloses that his first time was a menage a trois.

— roxane gay, Glamour, "'Outlander' Season 3, Episode 7 Recap: A Fight, a Fire, and a Bombshell Revelation About Jamie," 29 Oct. 2017

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