moresome

English

Etymology

From more +‎ -some, to follow on from threesome, foursome, etc.

Pronunciation

• (rhotic) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔɹsəm/
• (non-rhotic) IPA^(key): /ˈmɔːsəm/

• Audio (General Australian):

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• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)səm
• Hyphenation: more‧some

Noun

moresome (plural moresomes)

1. (rare, slang) A sexual act involving more than three people, or a group of individuals involved in such an act.
   • 2013, Elisabeth Sheff, The Polyamorists Next Door:

     Jana and Sam had a child, and the moresome remained together through Zachariah's birth.

   • 2025 August 27, “The Burning Man Orgy Dome: welcome to the latest festival disaster”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN:

     It featured a tent full of mattresses for one almighty love-in in the Nevada desert. Sadly, the revelries and ‘moresomes’ were not to be …

Synonyms

• group sex

Translations

a sexual act involving many people

• Bulgarian: оргия (bg) f (orgija)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 群P (qún-P), 多P (duō-P)

• Polish: balet (pl) m

Anagrams

• merosome, remosome, some more