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nookie.

Sex or other sexual activity, especially if illicit.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈnʊki/
  1. Sex or other sexual activity, especially if illicit.

    slang · uncountable
    I came home early and caught them on the couch having a bit of nookie.
  2. An attractive woman, when considered as a sex object.

    slang · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Possibly from Dutch neuken (“to fuck”). Compare cognate and synonymous German Low German nöken, nucken.

noun/ˈnʊki/
  1. A pacifier.

    US
Where this word comes from

Possibly from or related to German Nuckel (“pacifier; teat”), nuckeln (“to suck”), both attested from the 17th century, in which case the German brand name NUK, though officially an acronym, could be named after the generic word.

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