soixante-neuf

[ swah-sahnt-nurf, -nuhf; French swa-sahnt-nœf ]

/ ˌswɑ sɑntˈnɜrf, -ˈnʌf; French swa sɑ̃tˈnœf /

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noun

sixty-nine (def. 4).

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Origin of soixante-neuf

Borrowed into English from French around 1915–20

Words nearby soixante-neuf

soil science, soil stack, soilure, soiree, Soissons, soixante-neuf, sojourn, soke, sokeman, sokemanry, soken

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How to use soixante-neuf in a sentence

Les echantillons, au nombre de soixante-dix, nous offrent, 1.
Narrative of a Survey of the Intertropical and Western Coasts of Australia] [Volume 2 of 2]|Phillip Parker King
One person saw six bodies at the Cours Neuf, and nine were carried to the hospital.
Fox's Book of Martyrs|John Foxe
Thus discoursing, we were come to the round-point of the Pont-Neuf.
The Merrie Tales Of Jacques Tournebroche|Anatole France
A "soixante-quinze" exploded violently in the woods close by, and I jumped equally violently.
Over the Front in an Aeroplane and Scenes Inside the French and Flemish Trenches|Ralph Pulitzer

Our 'soixante-quinze' field-guns can shoot twenty-five shots a minute.
Over the Front in an Aeroplane and Scenes Inside the French and Flemish Trenches|Ralph Pulitzer

British Dictionary definitions for soixante-neuf

soixante-neuf

/ French (swasɑ̃tnœf) /

noun

a sexual activity in which two people simultaneously stimulate each other's genitalia with their mouthsAlso: sixty-nine

Word Origin for soixante-neuf

literally: sixty-nine, from the position adopted by the participants

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