English Explanatory Dictionary

sex symbol

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who embodies the sexual ideals of a mass audience.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-sex symbol.wav

Word forms

sex symbol sex symbols

Etymology

1871 used in Anthropology, first applied to a person in 1959 (Marilyn Monroe).

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