sex shop

American  

noun

1. a store that sells products relating to sexual interests or activities.

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sex shop British  

noun

1. 1. a shop selling aids purporting to increase the pleasurableness of sexual activity

   2. a shop selling erotica and pornographic material

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Etymology

Origin of sex shop

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

“Maybe they’ll visit a sex shop or two and pick up some toys to spice up their bedroom life.”

From Washington Post

After we pulled away and began to look through the bag, she discovered a $50 gift card to a sex shop!

From Washington Post

If not, why in the world would you choose this business — located between a crematorium and a sex shop — as the site of a legal press conference?

From Salon

In one news conference, brown dye dripped down his face as he laid out false claims of election fraud, and he was ridiculed for another event held in the parking lot of a Pennsylvania landscaping company next to a sex shop.

From Reuters

“Free vibe with every purchase!” says another billboard, for a sex shop.

From Washington Times