anal sex

anal sex

English Noun
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Definition

A sexual activity involving stimulation of a sexual partner's anus or rectum, especially by penetration with a penis or other object.

Etymology

From anal + sex. First use appears c. 1970 in the American Sociological Review.

Example Sentences

  • "They had sex before either knew the other’s surname. They had anal sex before they had vaginal sex."
  • "It is a common misconception that anal intercourse is an exclusively homosexual male practice. […] As elsewhere in Africa, little data exist on the role of anal sex in HIV acquisition in women in the general population […]"
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