He'd sold out to Nora: the girl with a taste for soixante-neuf and Ming. From Wordnik.com. [The Mandarin Cypher]
Probably not correct, but my 1993 Chambers Dictionary lists “soixante-neuf” for the 69 position. From Wordnik.com. [The Volokh Conspiracy » Sex, Slang, and Pejorative (or at Least Formerly Pejorative) Ethnic Stereotypes:] Reference
"I wouldna suppose a gently reared young lady such as yourself would be familiar wi 'an alternate meaning for the term soixante-neuf?". From Wordnik.com. [Dragonfly in Amber]
BrE róck fŏr, AmE rôkefərt, rôkefŏrt rouge-red powder for facial colouring sabotage sábotàzh sage sâge sans culotte sàncû-lót sardine sauterne, sauternes plural sô-térn savànt male, savànte female savate savàte savoir-faire sávwà-fãir serviét silhouette siluwét sobriquet sóbrikây soi-disant soixante-neuf swàsont-nëf solfège solfézh solitaire solitãire soubrette soûbrét soufflé souvenir souvenìr steak tartare, steack tartare. From Wordnik.com. [Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en]] Reference
No, the big breakthrough occurs in the great year of nineteen soixante-neuf, when Mario Puzo publishes The Godfather and Philip Roth brings out Portnoy’s Complaint. From Wordnik.com. [As American as Apple Pie] Reference
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