threesome

[ three-suhm ]

/ ˈθri səm /

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noun

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.

Also called three-way, three·way,

[three-wey] /ˈθri ˌweɪ/ ménage à trois . a sexual encounter with three participants.

adjective

consisting of three; threefold: a threesome consulting firm.

performed or played by three persons: a threesome game of catch.

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Origin of threesome

First recorded in 1450–1500; late Middle English word thresum; see origin at three, -some²

Words nearby threesome

threes and eights, threescore, three sheets to the wind, Three Signs of Being, Three Sisters, threesome, three-speed, threespine stickleback, three-spot, three-square, three-star

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How to use threesome in a sentence

She wants to sleep around, whereas he’s terrified by the idea of a threesome.
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The aging star developed an infatuation with the handsome Stapley, creating a tense dynamic into the creative threesome.
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RHOA mined season-long drama from an alleged threesome with a stripper at a bachelorette party.
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The threesome of Ball, Rozier and Graham stealthily ran roughshod over the NBA before Ball fractured his wrist on March 20.
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Reporting from Saigon in the early 1960s, he became known as one of the “fearless threesome” of Vietnam War correspondents.
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British Dictionary definitions for threesome

threesome

/ (ˈθriːsəm) /

noun

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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