FOURSOME

quartet, quartette, foursome

(noun) four people considered as a unit; “he joined a barbershop quartet”; “the foursome teed off before 9 a.m.”

four, IV, tetrad, quatern, quaternion, quaternary, quaternity, quartet, quadruplet, foursome, Little Joe

(noun) the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

foursome (plural foursomes)

A group of four, a quartet or a game (such as golf) played by four players, especially by two teams of two.

A sex act between four people.

Synonyms

• (group of four): quaternion, tetrad; see also quartet

• (sex act): fourgie

Source: Wiktionary


Four"some, a. [Four + 2d -some.]

Definition: Consisting of four; requiring four participants. [Scot. or Golf]

Four"some, n. (Golf)

Definition: A game between four players, with two on each side and each side playing but one ball, the partners striking alternately. It is called a mixed foursome when each side consists of a man and a woman.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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