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Meaning of sex strike | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A strike involving the withholding of sex from one's partner until demands are met.

Equivalents

Deutsch Sexstreik

Español huelga sexual

Français grève du sexe

Հայերեն սեքսադուլ

Русский сексуальная забасто́вка

Examples

“The idea of a sex strike ⟳ is as old as Aristophanes. Undoubtedly after a tiff with Mrs. Aristophanes, he wrote his “Lysistrata,” a comedy about wives who end ⟳ the Peloponnesian War by resisting their husbands.”

“So I created the same women and started with the same story, but then just played it out in a contemporary setting. Also, unlike in “Lysistrata,” the sex strike ⟳ doesn’t work ⟳.”

CEFR level

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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