soixante-neuf

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

noun

1. sixty-nine.

soixante-neuf

/ swasɑ̃tnœf /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of soixante-neuf¹

Borrowed into English from French around 1915–20

Word History and Origins

Origin of soixante-neuf¹

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