sleep around
Have many partners
To sleep around is to have casual sex with multiple partners, typically without commitment or selectivity.
The phrase carries mild disapproval, suggesting promiscuity: He spent his twenties sleeping around before settling down.
She's not the type to sleep around.
Uncommitted physical intimacy
- sex-positiveAccepting of consensual desires
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
- consentVoluntary agreement given
agency · empowerment · exploration · openness · nonmonogamy · polyamory · uninhibited · self-expression
Sexually undiscriminating
- hookupCasual sexual encounter
- one-night standCasual sexual encounter
- flingForceful toss, or tryst
- affairRomantic entanglement outside commitment
philanderer · lothario · Don Juan · Casanova · libertine · player · womanizer · swinger
Frequent casual sexual encounters
- stigmaMark of dishonor
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- disapprovalUnfavorable opinion expressed
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
gossip · reputation · double standards · slut-shaming · morality · condemnation · ostracism · disgrace
Deceptive rule-breaking
- adulteryMarried person's sexual betrayal
- unfaithfulBetraying a partner's trust
- betrayalBreaking of trust
- affairRomantic entanglement outside commitment
extramarital · mistress · paramour · cuckold · deception · heartbreak · divorce · separation
Sexually transmitted infection
- HIVAIDS-causing retrovirus
- pregnancyCarrying developing offspring
- contraceptionPregnancy prevention measures
- condomContraceptive sheath worn internally
protection · unprotected · herpes · gonorrhea · syphilis · chlamydia · HPV · sexual health
casual sex
Uncommitted physical intimacy
- sex-positiveAccepting of consensual desires
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- autonomyIndependent decision-making capacity
consent · agency · empowerment · exploration · openness · nonmonogamy · polyamory · uninhibited · self-expression · adventurous
promiscuous
Sexually undiscriminating
- hookupCasual sexual encounter
- one-night standCasual sexual encounter
- flingForceful toss, or tryst
affair · philanderer · lothario · Don Juan · Casanova · libertine · player · womanizer · swinger · bed-hopping
promiscuity
Frequent casual sexual encounters
- stigmaMark of dishonor
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- disapprovalUnfavorable opinion expressed
scandal · gossip · reputation · double standards · slut-shaming · morality · condemnation · ostracism · disgrace · censure
cheating
Deceptive rule-breaking
- adulteryMarried person's sexual betrayal
- unfaithfulBetraying a partner's trust
- betrayalBreaking of trust
affair · extramarital · mistress · paramour · cuckold · deception · heartbreak · divorce · separation · two-timing
STI
Sexually transmitted infection
- HIVAIDS-causing retrovirus
- pregnancyCarrying developing offspring
- contraceptionPregnancy prevention measures
condom · protection · unprotected · herpes · gonorrhea · syphilis · chlamydia · HPV · sexual health · testing
- innuendoinnuendo, sexual innuendo, double entendre, double meaning, implied meaning
- seducersseducer, lothario, womanizer, philanderer, rake