sixty-nine

Questions about sixty-nine

What does sixty-nine mean?

sixty-nine means "oral sex practiced simultaneously by two people". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in sixty-nine?

sixty-nine has 3 syllables and divides as six-ty--nine under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for sixty-nine?

Close synonyms include soixante-neuf, 69, ilxx. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is sixty-nine a common word?

sixty-nine is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.