Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Sexual activity or arousal through communication by computer.
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- noun A
virtual sexual encounter in which two or more personsconnected remotely via a computer network send one another sexuallyexplicit messages describing a sexual experience. - verb To exchange explicit sexual experiences online via text or
multimedia . - verb To engage in sexual activity, usually
masturbation , while communicatingonline with another person.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun sexual arousal involving communication on the internet
Etymologies
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Examples
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I think the defintion of “cyber” is sex. you know as in cybersex.
Internet Security in Boston is VERY serious. | My[confined]Space 2009
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As you've seen me mention before, I've been part of online communities for years and years now, and even in the simple, plain, non-visual world of IRC chatrooms 'cybersex' was prevalent and 'hookups' were many.
What really *is* sex in Second LIfe? pixel bailey 2007
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As you've seen me mention before, I've been part of online communities for years and years now, and even in the simple, plain, non-visual world of IRC chatrooms 'cybersex' was prevalent and 'hookups' were many.
Archive 2007-11-01 pixel bailey 2007
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"I still struggle with the word 'cybersex' because of all the negative connotations that surround it, the image of lewd loners in a corner," she says.
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A 'cybersex' affair is just as bad as an actual affair, in my opinion.
Recent Activity BeBe85 2010
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It complements the free-for-all feeling of the Internet age, when the ancient motto of "chaos magic" - "nothing is real, everything is permitted" - speaks to moral choices such as cybersex, illegal downloading or hacking websites and bringing them down with viruses.
latimes.com - News 2010
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Online computer users often engage in what is affectionately known as "cybersex".
Physics Geek 2009
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"Jovanovic, the Columbia University microbiology Ph.D. candidate had dubbed the 'cybersex' attacker, who was convicted and sentenced to 15 years to life in prison for kidnapping and sexually torturing a Barnard undergraduate 'had his own run in with Fairstein.'
CounterPunch 2009
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In an 1880 novel titled Wired Love: A Romance of Dots and Dashes two telegraph operators carried on a very politely Victorian version of cybersex and pondered whether they had a “real” relationship.
World Wide Mind Michael chorost 2011
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In an 1880 novel titled Wired Love: A Romance of Dots and Dashes two telegraph operators carried on a very politely Victorian version of cybersex and pondered whether they had a “real” relationship.
World Wide Mind Michael chorost 2011
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