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View synonyms for ménage à trois
ménage à trois
or menage a trois
[ mey-nahzh ah trwah; French mey-nazh a trwah ]
noun
, plural mé·na·ges à trois [mey-, nah, -zhiz ah , trwah].
- a domestic arrangement in which three people, usually a heterosexual couple and one other person, are engaged in a sexual or romantic relationship and occupy the same household.
ménage à trois
/ menaʒ a trwɑ /
noun
- a sexual arrangement involving a married couple and the lover of one of them
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ménage à trois1
First recorded in 1860–65; from French: “household of three”
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ménage à trois1
literally: household of three
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Example Sentences
One of the season’s most effective scenes takes place between the two women, who meet for lunch before the wedding at a restaurant aptly named Ménage à Trois.
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