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Etymology

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The phrase originated circa 1958, and was used to describe French starlet Brigitte Bardot, who appeared in the 1957 film And God Created Woman.

Noun

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sex kitten (plural sex kittens)

  1. A woman who is both sexually desirable and sexually active.
    • 1986 December 7, Michael Bronsky, “Gay Man's Dream Realized in Benefit Production of archy and mehitabel"”, in Gay Community News, volume 14, number 21, page 7:
      Even the Muppets — as mainstream and heterosexual as some of them may be — are favorites among many gay men; Miss Piggy, that porcine sex-kitten, adorns many a wall in gay bars.

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