The difference between Threesome and Troilism

When used as nouns, threesome means a group of three people, whereas troilism means the practice of having sex involving three participants, i.e. threesomes.


check bellow for the other definitions of Threesome and Troilism

  1. Threesome as a noun:

    A group of three people.

  2. Threesome as a noun:

    An instance of sexual activity involving three people.

  1. Troilism as a noun:

    The practice of having sex involving three participants, i.e. threesomes.

    Examples:

    "''Troilism is an unusual practice.''"

    "''The woman wants to [[censor]] us, Hill. If she had her way, all we'd show would be [[w:Andy Pandy Andy bloody Pandy]], and she'd stop him climbing into that basket with Looby Lou - let alone Teddy - lest some child be corrupted by the whiff of [[w:puppet puppet]] troilism. And [[bestiality]], I suppose - or would it be bestiality with a [[w:teddy bear teddy bear]]... rather than a real bear?''" - Sir [[w:Hugh Greene Hugh Carleton Greene]], portrayed by [[w:Hugh Bonneville Hugh Bonneville]] in [[w:Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story]], on his exasperation at [[w:Mary Whitehouse Mary Whitehouse]]'s ([[w:Julie Walters Julie Walters]]) attempts to remove any material deemed mildly offensive from [[w:BBC BBC]] TV."