English Explanatory Dictionary

three-way

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Relating to three different directions.
noun
  1. Sexual activity involving three individuals.
  2. A serving of Cincinnati chili with spaghetti and cheese.
  3. Synonym of three-card monte.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-three-way.wav

Word forms

three-way three-ways threeway

Etymology

The sense referring to a serving of Cincinnati chili was coined in the 1920s by Tom and John Kiradjieff, Slavic-Macedonian immigrants to Cincinnati, for their Empress Chili chain. Doublet of trivia.

Synonyms

threesome ménage à trois three-card monte

Derived words

three-way girl three-way stop three-way switch
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