sex toy

[ seks tawee ]

noun

1. an object used to provide or increase sexual pleasure, as a dildo or vibrator.
2. a person viewed mainly as a means for obtaining sexual gratification; a sex object.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sex toy¹

First recorded in 1960–65

Example Sentences

Regarding the sex toy claim, Dressback wrote that it is “false. I have never done that, and I would never do that.”

From Salon

The very idea of “remote activation” of a sex toy by her husband was absurd, she said.

From Salon

A sex toy abandoned in the sand, he said.

From Los Angeles Times

In “Hepatitis Bathtub,” the band’s unflinching autobiography, you learn about Fat Mike drinking out of a beer bong made from a sex toy, Smelly buying his first drum set with drug money and El Hefe being interrogated by the secret service for a counterfeit cash scheme.

From New York Times

During court hearings in March, federal prosecutors noted that members of the group used WhatsApp to plan a 2023 raid during which they shocked Michael Jenkins and Eddie Parker with Tasers, assaulted them with a sex toy and shot Mr. Jenkins in the mouth.

From New York Times