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

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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.
Hilda Lessways|Arnold Bennett
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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