sixty-nine

or 69

[ siks-tee-nahyn ]

/ ˈsɪks tiˈnaɪn /

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noun

a cardinal number, 60 plus 9.

a symbol for this number, as 69 or LXIX.

a set of this many persons or things.

Slang: Vulgar. simultaneous oral-genital sexual activity between two partners.

verb (used with or without object)

Slang: Vulgar. (of sexual partners) to participate in a simultaneous oral-genital sexual act with each other.

adjective

amounting to 69 in number.

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Origin of sixty-nine

First recorded in 1885–90 for def. 4; translation of French (faire) soixante-neuf “(to do) sixty-nine,” from the positions of the partners

Words nearby sixty-nine

sixty-fourmo, sixty-fourth, sixty-fourth note, sixty-four thousand dollar question, sixty-fourth rest, sixty-nine, sixty-ninth, sixty-one, sixtypenny, sixty-second, sixty-seven

How to use sixty-nine in a sentence

This was nine fewer than what he needed just two years ago when 426 members of the House voted.
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The Via Dolorosa ends at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, and is marked by nine stations of the cross.
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Denied parole nine straight times, he insists he is innocent of the crime for which he was convicted.
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If you answered nine or more, you may have won a SONY Betamax and an eight-track operating system.
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Nine new Republican senators will swear their oaths of office.
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In nine days he returned, bringing us the thanks of congress, and fresh orders.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
Dinner occurred in the middle of the day, and about nine in the evening was an informal but copious supper.
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But what might have been very practicable for eight hundred and sixty men, was impossible for three hundred and sixty.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
He had been wont to do this on other occasions, because the enemy with nine ships was within sight of the fort.
The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898, Volume XX, 1621-1624|Various
His holy book says: There is more joy over one sinner that repenteth than over ninety and nine just men.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various

British Dictionary definitions for sixty-nine

sixty-nine

noun

another term for soixante-neuf

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