phone sex

noun

1
: prerecorded sex-oriented telephone messages available to those who call a commercial service
2
: sex-oriented telephone conversations (as with an operator employed by a commercial service or with a lover)

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Overhearing Maggie bemoaning her skills at phone sex, Winslet steps in with some sage advice. Damon Wise, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1982, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of phone sex was in 1982

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“Phone sex.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/phone%20sex. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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