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virgins

The correct spelling is virgins.

How to pronounce virgins

noun

Say it like: Vir-jin-s

The correct spelling is virgins. A person who has never had sexual intercourse, or sometimes, one who has never engaged in any sexual activity at all. For example: "I've never eaten tofu before – you could say I'm a tofu virgin."

Usage Examples

I've never eaten tofu before – you could say I'm a tofu virgin.

Definition

noun

  1. 1.A person who has never had sexual intercourse, or sometimes, one who has never engaged in any sexual activity at all.
  2. 2.(early Christian Church) a woman noted for religious piety who has never been married.
  3. 3.One who has never used or experienced a specified thing.
  4. 4.Any of several species of gossamer-winged butterflies of the family Lycaenidae.
  5. 5.A female insect producing eggs from which young are hatched, though there has been no fecundation by a male; a parthenogenetic insect.

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