Sex up

verb, slang

verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To take part in sexual acts with. slang, transitive

    "I wanna sex you up!"

  2. 2
    give erotic character to or make more interesting wordnet
  3. 3
    To arouse somebody sexually. slang, transitive

    "Get spanked: it'll sex you up!"

  4. 4
    To make more sexually attractive. slang, transitive

    "Enrique Iglesias sexed up his music video to appeal to a younger audience."

  5. 5
    To enhance in terms of fashionable appeal. slang, transitive

    "How do I sex up my phone?"

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  1. 6
    To sensationalize. slang, transitive

    "BBC journalist Andrew Gilligan today said David Kelly was in no doubt the government had “sexed up” the Iraq intelligence dossier at the heart of the Hutton inquiry."

Synonyms

All synonyms
eroticizesexy up

Example

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"Make sweet lovin' all night long / Oh, I wanna sex you up / Feels so right it can't be wrong"

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