sixty-nine
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Definition
Adjective:
- Being nine more than sixty: The cardinal number that is the sum of sixty and nine; 69.
Noun:
- A sexual act: A term for a sexual practice involving mutual oral stimulation between two people simultaneously.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- The temperature reached a sweltering sixty-nine degrees.
- He scored sixty-nine points in the game.
Noun:
- The novel included a scene describing a sixty-nine. (Note: This usage is graphic and context-specific.)
Advanced Usage
- The term is often represented numerically as "69" due to the visual resemblance of the digits to the described act.
- As an adjective, it is a standard numeral. As a noun, it is an informal, slang term.
Variants and Related Words
- 69 (n): The common numerical representation.
- LXIX (adj): The Roman numeral for sixty-nine.
Synonyms
- Adjective: 69, LXIX.
- Noun: mutual oral sex, soixante-neuf (from French).
Notes on Usage
- The adjectival use ("sixty-nine years old") is neutral and standard.
- The nominal use is considered adult slang and is inappropriate for formal or general contexts. Its use can be graphic or vulgar.
Adjective
- being nine more than sixty
Noun
- oral sex practiced simultaneously by two people