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gentle sex

noun

Definition of GENTLE SEX

:  the female sex :  women in general
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First Known Use of GENTLE SEX

1583

Rhymes with GENTLE SEX

belowdecks, biconvex, circumflex, Cornish rex, cross-index, Devon rex, googolplex, haruspex, intersex, Malcolm X, megaplex, Middlesex, multiplex, oral sex, PBX, pontifex, price index, retroflex, spinifex, subindex, thumb index, unisex

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