sex shop
Americannoun
noun
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012Etymology
Origin of sex shop
First recorded in 1970–75
Example Sentences
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There’s also a Best Western with a faux Tudor facade, a storage place called As-U-Stor-It, even a sex shop called As You Like It – A Love Revolution.
From Seattle Times
In suburban Atlanta, one RNC community outreach center focused on outreach to Asian American voters was shuttered and later was reopened as a sex shop.
From Seattle Times
Most weeks, hundreds of people board a “Sex and the City” themed bus in Manhattan that takes them to the show’s most recognizable sites: Carrie Bradshaw’s apartment, her favorite brunch spot, a sex shop in the West Village.
From New York Times
Some of the most fun parts of the show feature Carmichael talking about sex, engaging in sex, and playing around in a sex shop.
From Los Angeles Times
What do a sex shop, a mushroom farm and a "hate monster" have in common?
From BBC
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