talking dirty

Explicit verbal seduction

Talking dirty refers to sexually explicit speech, typically between intimate partners during foreplay or sex, meant to arouse or heighten excitement.

It ranges from suggestive comments to graphic descriptions of sexual acts or desires.

The phrase can also describe this kind of speech more generally: He's not great at talking dirty but he tries.

Someone skilled at it might be praised for their dirty talk, the noun form.

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innuendo · double entendre · smutty · adult content · consent · vulgarity · teasing · titillation · euphemism · taboo · playfulness · boundaries · safe word · wordplay · flirtation · kinkiness · stimulating · naughtiness

Opposites
sexual explicitness of speech

talking dirtypolite conversation

Courteous social discourse

small talk · professional communication · talking shop

social propriety of language

talking dirtyspeaking properly

minding one's language · refined language · civil discourse

emotional register in intimate communication

talking dirtysweet nothings

Affectionate but meaningless utterances

pillow talk · declarations of love · cooing

Family

talk, talks, talked, talker, talkers, talkative, dirty, dirt, dirts

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13