threesome

noun

three·​some ˈthrē-səm How to pronounce threesome (audio)
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1
: a group of three persons or things : trio
2
: a golf match in which one person plays their ball against the ball of two others playing each stroke alternately
3
: a sexual encounter involving three people

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the threesome has been playing music together since all three were in high school you don't see many threesomes at honeymoon resorts, but one bride had brought along her mother
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Johnson will have another chance to put the threesome through its paces in Friday’s preseason finale against Sacramento at the Frost Bank Center. — Jeff McDonald, San Antonio Express-News, 15 Oct. 2026 Much of America is now familiar with her account of that night, which begins with a consensual threesome and soon becomes something much darker. — Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2026 The complaint states that the friend hands Doe a beer, dances with her in the main room of the house, then pulls her off to a quieter area and propositions her with having a threesome with him and one of his fraternity brothers. — Amy B Wang, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2026 Once inside, Doe alleges, a fraternity member gave her another beer before proposing a threesome with another fraternity brother. — Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for threesome

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14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of threesome was in the 14th century

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threesome

noun
three·​some ˈthrē-səm How to pronounce threesome (audio)
: a group of three
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