safer sex
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See also: Safer Sex
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]This term first appeared in print in the 1970s.
Noun
[edit]- Sexual activity that minimizes the risk of spreading sexually transmitted disease, especially by the use of condoms.
Usage notes
[edit]- This term is similar to safe sex, with safer substituted for safe, in order to indicate that the activity of sexual intercourse cannot be one hundred percent safe.
