virginity

noun vir·gin·i·ty \ (ˌ)vər-ˈji-nə-tē \

Updated on: 20 Apr 2018

Definition of virginity

plural virginities

1 : the quality or state of being virgin; especially : maidenhood

2 : the unmarried life : celibacy

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Blockers is a tale of two trios: three teenage girls who make a pact to lose their virginity on prom night and three parents who are out to stop them.

— alissa wilkinson, Vox, "Blockers is a solid raunch comedy that dares to let its teen girl characters be great," 5 Apr. 2018
Three high-school friends are determined to lose their virginity on prom night before going off to college.

— jake coyle, kansascity, "The parents go wild in gleefully crude ‘Blockers’ | The Kansas City Star," 5 Apr. 2018
The parents — played by Leslie Mann, John Cena and Ike Barinholtz — discover their daughters have a pact to lose their virginity on prom night.

— chris foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "New movies: 'A Quiet Place,' John Cena's 'Blockers,' Latin film festivals and more," 5 Apr. 2018
Like American Pie, Blockers centers on a group of friends—Julie (Kathryn Newton), Kayla (Geraldine Viswanathan), and Sam (Gideon Adlon)—who make a pact to lose their virginities on prom night.

— scott meslow, GQ, "Blockers Review: An Unexpectedly Clever Reinvention of the Sex Comedy," 4 Apr. 2018
The movie is an obscene prom-night comedy about three high-school seniors, Julie (Kathryn Newton), Kayla (Geraldine Viswanathan), and Sam (Gideon Adlon), who make a pact to lose their virginity on prom night.

— allison p. davis, The Cut, "Kay Cannon ponders the dilemma of making the big-budget comedy more feminist.," 1 Apr. 2018
The ecologist was apparently confident that Mr. Anglerfish had no wish to stop dissolving into the creature that took his body, his will and his very identity, not to mention his virginity.

— avi selk, courant.com, "The worst sex in the world is anglerfish sex, and now there's finally video," 27 Mar. 2018
All 14 yr Olds moms will be racing to buy virginity, hot n bothered & barely legal.

— michelle gant, Fox News, "Kylie Jenner slammed (again) for blush names 'Barely Legal,' 'Virginity' and 'X-Rated'," 14 Mar. 2018
The film cannily works on two tracks, as its story follows three teenage girls with a plan to lose their virginity on their prom night.

— mark olsen, latimes.com, "At SXSW, 'Blockers' brings together an unlikely mix of sweet, smart and raunchy," 11 Mar. 2018

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noun vir·gin·i·ty \ (ˌ)vər-ˈjin-ət-ē \

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plural virginities

: the quality or state of being a virgin

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