threesome

• Substantiv, das eine Gruppe von drei Personen bezeichnet, die als Einheit betrachtet wird, oder die Kardinalzahl, die die Summe von eins und eins und eins ist. Umgangssprachlich auch eine sexuelle Handlung zwischen drei Personen.

A noun referring to a group of three people considered as a unit, or the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one.

1. Group of threeB1formal

   A set or group consisting of three people or things.

   Dreiergruppe

   • The three friends formed a threesome for the project.
   • A threesome of musicians played at the concert.
   • They traveled as a threesome across Europe.

   Synonymetriadtrinitytriotripletriumvirate

2. Sexual activityC1informal

   A sexual encounter involving three participants.

   Sexuelle Aktivität

   • The couple discussed the possibility of having a threesome.
   • He mentioned that a threesome was not something he was interested in.
   • The movie depicted a threesome in a controversial scene.

   Synonymemenage a troisthree-waytrio