safer sex

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safer sex

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This term first appeared in print in the 1970s.

noun safer-sex

  1. uncountable Sexual activity that minimizes the risk of spreading sexually transmitted disease, especially by the use of condoms.

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@misc{safer_sex_2026,
  title = {safer sex},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/safer%20sex},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}