safe sex

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safe sex

noun

  1. uncountable Sexual activity engaged in by people who have taken precautions to protect themselves against sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). "Safe sex"—who would have ever thought those two words would exist in the same sentence?

    Similar: protected sex

Opposite: unprotected sex, unsafe sex

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noun

Opposite: unprotected sex, unsafe sex

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noun sexual activity that minimizes risks

Españolsexo seguro
日本語セーファーセックス sēfā-sekkusu
中文安全性行為 /安全性行为 ānquán xìngxíngwéi, 安全性交 ānquán xìngjiāo, 安全性愛 /安全性爱 ānquánxìng'ài
Kiswahilingono salama
Portuguêssexo seguro
Françaissécuri-sexe, rapports sexuels protégés
DeutschSafer Sex, geschützter Sex
Русскийбезопа́сный секс bezopásnyj sɛks

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@misc{safe_sex_2026,
  title = {safe sex},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/safe%20sex},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}