oral sex

noun

: oral stimulation of the genitals : cunnilingus, fellatio

Examples of oral sex in a Sentence

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At a 40th-birthday party for Kit Harington’s Sir Henry Muck, held at his family’s countryside estate, a rising Conservative politician being groomed for Chancellor of the Exchequer is discovered performing oral sex on Henry’s godfather, financier Otto Mostyn (Roger Barclay). Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2026 He was convicted of raping Mann and forcing oral sex on another woman. Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026 The accusations span more than five years and involve 16 women, eight of whom reported that Snow forced them to perform oral sex and, at times, violently raped them. Quinlan Bentley, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Mar. 2026 In a messy split verdict last June, Weinstein was convicted of forcing oral sex on one woman, Miriam Haley, acquitted of forcibly performing oral sex on another woman, Kaja Sokola, and the jury didn't decide on the rape charge involving Mann. ABC News, 25 Feb. 2026 Not many middle-aged couples on TV argue about whether oral sex while driving is a wise move. Sarah Hepola, Dallas Morning News, 10 Feb. 2026 The scene in question takes place early in the film, when Skarsgård's macho biker, Ray, takes Harry Melling's nebbish Colin into an alleyway for oral sex. Mike Miller, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Feb. 2026 At the same time, there is no denying that Rodriguez’s 23-page complaint filed December 25 is full of potentially damning text message screen grabs, remarks about oral sex and other suggestive conversation from an allegedly predatory Perry. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 26 Dec. 2025 On the day of the killing, Stines refused Gelzer’s request for oral sex, and when McGee later asked Gelzer for drugs, Gelzer turned him down, per the memo. Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1959, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of oral sex was in 1959

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Medical Definition

oral sex

noun
: oral stimulation of the genitals : cunnilingus, fellatio
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