fivesome

noun, adj — 3 senses

fivesome

noun

/ˈfaɪvsəm/

Etymology From five + -some.

1

A group of five people or things.

2

An orgy (group sex) consisting of five people.

Synonyms
pentad

fivesome

adj

Etymology From five + -some.

1

Archaic By fives; with five

  • They tied his hands behind his back; They guarded him fivesome on each side.1885, John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell, Eclectic Magazine:

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