Phrase guide

casual sex

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Sexual activity that is undertaken without commitment, emotional attachment, and/or personal familiarity between the participants involved.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • He was after more than casual sex: he was looking for a long-term relationship.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 約炮 /约炮 (yuēpào) — sexual activity that is undertaken without commitment
  • Chinese Mandarin: 濫交 /滥交 (lànjiāo) — sexual activity that is undertaken without commitment
  • Chinese Mandarin: 亂交 /乱交 (luànjiāo) — sexual activity that is undertaken without commitment
  • Chinese Mandarin: 一夜情 (yīyèqíng) — sexual activity that is undertaken without commitment
  • Dutch: casual seks — sexual activity that is undertaken without commitment
  • Finnish: irtoseksi — sexual activity that is undertaken without commitment
  • Finnish: irtosuhde — sexual activity that is undertaken without commitment
  • German: Gelegenheitssex — sexual activity that is undertaken without commitment
  • Greek: περιστασιακή συνουσία (peristasiakí synousía) — sexual activity that is undertaken without commitment
  • Japanese: カジュアルセックス (kajuaru sekkusu) — sexual activity that is undertaken without commitment
  • Korean: 캐주얼 섹스 (kaejueol sekseu) — sexual activity that is undertaken without commitment
  • Russian: случа́йный секс (slučájnyj seks) — sexual activity that is undertaken without commitment
  • Serbo-Croatian: seks bez obaveza — sexual activity that is undertaken without commitment
  • Serbo-Croatian: neobavezni seks — sexual activity that is undertaken without commitment
  • Serbo-Croatian: ležerni seks — sexual activity that is undertaken without commitment
  • Spanish: sexo casual — sexual activity that is undertaken without commitment
  • Swedish: flyktigt sex — sexual activity that is undertaken without commitment