Phrase guide

virtual sex

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

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noun

Meaning 1

Sexual activity where two or more people stimulate each other transmitting erotic material using the Internet, telephones or other electronic communication equipment.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Examples

  • "Virtual sex is just phone sex, it ain't cheating but it does raise eyebrows." https://web.archive.org/web/20090607012152/http://io9.com/5276414/virtual-sex-cheating-or-not

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From virtual + sex.

Across languages

Translations

5 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 虛擬性交 /虚拟性交 (xūnǐ xìngjiāo) — sexual activity
  • Finnish: virtuaalinen seksi — sexual activity
  • Galician: sexo virtual — sexual activity
  • Russian: виртуа́льный секс (virtuálʹnyj seks) — sexual activity
  • Spanish: sexo virtual — sexual activity