sex symbol

noun

Definition of sex symbolnext
as in sexpot

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  1. sexpot
  2. femme fatale
  3. siren
Noun
  • This is one of those romantic musical-chairs situations in which couples pair off and try to keep one another interested while other sexpots cycle through the house and try to split up the power pairs.
    Laura Bradley, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
  • However, when Abby turns out to be a sexpot who distracts the men on staff — everyone from John Lutz’s Lutz to Alec Baldwin’s Jack Donaghy — Liz attempts to set her straight.
    Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 Sep. 2024
Definition of sexpot
Noun
  • Hit Man ultimately is about Gary's romance with another potential paycheck (Adria Arjona), who has some of the enticingly dangerous appeal of a femme fatale out of a James M. Cain thriller.
    Tom Gliatto, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
  • So there’s an established trope of the femme fatale Russian female agent.
    Erin Douglass, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Dec. 2024
Definition of femme fatale
Noun
  • Advertisement The Israeli strikes followed several days of Houthi launches setting off sirens in Israel.
    Josef Federman and Wafaa Shurafa, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
  • Watch on Deadline Streaming remains the dynamic center of the fast-shifting entertainment landscape, a siren still luring ships into the rocks.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 25 Dec. 2024
Definition of siren
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