sex shop

noun

1. a store that sells products relating to sexual interests or activities.

sex shop

noun

1. 1. a shop selling aids purporting to increase the pleasurableness of sexual activity
   2. a shop selling erotica and pornographic material

Word History and Origins

Origin of sex shop¹

First recorded in 1970–75

Example Sentences

There’s also a Best Western with a faux Tudor facade, a storage place called As-U-Stor-It, even a sex shop called As You Like It – A Love Revolution.

From Seattle Times

In suburban Atlanta, one RNC community outreach center focused on outreach to Asian American voters was shuttered and later was reopened as a sex shop.

From Seattle Times

Most weeks, hundreds of people board a “Sex and the City” themed bus in Manhattan that takes them to the show’s most recognizable sites: Carrie Bradshaw’s apartment, her favorite brunch spot, a sex shop in the West Village.

From New York Times

Some of the most fun parts of the show feature Carmichael talking about sex, engaging in sex, and playing around in a sex shop.

From Los Angeles Times

What do a sex shop, a mushroom farm and a "hate monster" have in common?

From BBC