Threesome has 3 different meanings across 1 category:
Noun
Noun
1
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
"The teacher asked us to count by threes, starting from zero."
2
three people considered as a unit
"The team celebrated their victory like a close-knit threesome, sharing hugs and high-fives after every goal."
3
A group of three people or things.
"The hikers formed a threesome to help carry their heavy gear up the mountain."
In plain English: A threesome is when three people do something together, usually referring to an intimate act involving two men and one woman or two women and one man.
"They shared a joke about their awkward first threesome experience at the party."
Example Sentences
"They shared a joke about their awkward first threesome experience at the party."
noun
"The three friends decided to go on a weekend threesome camping trip together."
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"She organized a study group that turned into an informal literary threesome for the summer."
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"During the debate, the panel of experts formed a political threesome with differing viewpoints."
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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
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Origin
The word threesome combines the number three with a suffix meaning group or company to describe a gathering of three people. It entered English as a straightforward compound formation without shifting its original meaning.