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Sex symbol

Posted by Stan McKenzie on October 07, 2000

What does the term "sex symbol" mean, and when did it enter our language? It's used often, but does anyone know what it means? Is a sex symbol considered a sexy person (sexual-related); or considered an admirable person for a particular gender (gender-related)? And who "determines" these things?

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