See more synonyms for threesome on Thesaurus.com- consisting of three; threefold.
- performed or played by three persons.
- three forming a group.
- something in which three persons participate, as certain games.
- Golf. a match in which two players, playing alternately with one ball, compete against a third player who also plays one ball.
Origin of threesome
First recorded in
1325–75, threesome is from the
Middle English word
thresum. See
three,
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British Dictionary definitions for threesome- a group of three
- golf a match in which a single player playing his own ball competes against two others playing alternate strokes on the same ball
- any game, etc, for three people
- (modifier) performed by threea threesome game
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