sex symbol

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See also: Sexsymbol and sex-symbol

English

Etymology

1871 used in Anthropology, first applied to a person in 1959 (Marilyn Monroe).[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

sex symbol (plural sex symbols)

  1. A person who embodies the sexual ideals of a mass audience.
    In the 50's and 60's Marilyn Monroe was considered a sex symbol.

Descendants

  • → Catalan: sex symbol
  • → French: sex-symbol
  • → Portuguese: sex symbol
  • → Spanish: sex symbol

Translations

References

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “sex”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.

Catalan

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from English sex symbol.

Pronunciation

Noun

sex symbol m or f by sense (plural sex symbols)

  1. sex symbol (person who embodies sexual ideals)
    • 2020 August 18, Laia Beltran, “24 hores en pijama ”, in Ara‎:
      Elles ja no necessitaven enfundar-se en les sensuals camisoles de setí que havien fet de Jean Harlow tot una sex symbol als anys 30 o en els conjunts baby doll que dues dècades més tard va popularitzar Carroll Baker.
      They no longer needed to put on the sensual satin shirts that had made Jean Harlow a total sex symbol in the 30s or in the baby doll ensembles that two decades later popularized Carroll Baker.

References

  1. ^ "sex symbol" at ésAdir

Further reading

Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English sex symbol.

Noun

sex symbol m or f by sense (plural sex symbols)

  1. sex symbol (person who embodies sexual ideals)

Spanish

Spanish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English sex symbol.

Pronunciation

Noun

sex symbol m or f by sense (plural sex symbols)

  1. sex symbol
    Synonym: (adapted) símbolo sexual

Usage notes

According to Royal Spanish Academy (RAE) prescriptions, unadapted foreign words should be written in italics in a text printed in roman type, and vice versa, and in quotation marks in a manuscript text or when italics are not available. In practice, this RAE prescription is not always followed.

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