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My apology if I'm disrespecting the forum with such question, but after all we are here to learn. Are three way and threesome different from each other? Have I written "Three way" correctly?

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    Please include full context where you would use the words. Playing golf or what I am thinking you are thinking?
    – user140086
    Commented Dec 2, 2015 at 12:19
  • I assume you're referring to sexual encounters here... can you confirm?
    – Othya
    Commented Dec 2, 2015 at 13:12
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    Please include your own research in your question.
    – Matt E. Эллен
    Commented Dec 2, 2015 at 13:25

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A threesome is a group of three people.

A three-way is a sex-act performed by a group of three people, or as a modifier, it can refer to a situation involving three entities, as in

There was a three-way tie for first place. What an amazing photo-finish!

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    I'm not the DV either, but it might be because of your first statement; 'threesome' is also widely used (in the UK at least) to mean three-person group sex. I have also started seeing it used in this way on American TV where hitherto only 'three-way' was used.
    – Marv Mills
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    A threesome is a sex act performed by three people who don't know grammar.
    – TimR
    Commented Dec 2, 2015 at 13:19
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    Another driveby downvoter, a plague on this site.
    – deadrat
    Commented Dec 2, 2015 at 15:31
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    More whining & griping about anonymous downvotes, another plague on this site. Sigh. Anyhow, I can't agree with this; it implies threesome isn't a sex act. But don't argue with me, take it up with Wikipedia, take it up with Google images (link omitted, NSFW), take it up with Vogue and The Independent. Maybe I don't know grammar, but I know usage.
    – J.R.
    Commented Dec 3, 2015 at 1:13
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    @TimR - Thanks for the clarification. If you added those insightful clarifications to your answer instead of just leaving them here in a comment to me, I'd happily remove my downvote. Moreover, if you went even further, and added yet another side note acknowledging that some dictionaries – for better or for worse – have expanded their definitions to accommodate pop culture, then I'd go all the way, and upvote your answer as well.
    – J.R.
    Commented Dec 3, 2015 at 15:55

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