demi-vierge

== English == === Etymology === From French demi-vierge. === Noun === demi-vierge (plural demi-vierges) (chiefly derogatory) Someone (especially a young woman) who has had some experience of sexual activity, but who still considers herself, or presents herself as, a virgin. [from 19th c.] 1946, Anonymous, translating Magnus Hirschfeld, The Sexual History of the World War, p. 203: It concerned an ostensibly “innocent” girl, a demi-vierge, who wanted sexual pleasure (without any danger attached) but still felt shame before a man. ==== Related terms ==== demi-virgin half-virgin == French == === Etymology === From demi- +‎ vierge. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /də.mi.vjɛʁʒ/ === Noun === demi-vierge f (plural demi-vierges) demi-vierge, half-virgin === Further reading === “demi-vierge”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012