# die Sexaffäre

die Sexaffäre is a German noun meaning “a sex scandal, a public affair that involves sex, e.g. allegations of sexual misconduct”. Forms: der Sexaffäre, die Sexaffären.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Sexaffäre
- Plural: die Sexaffären

## Meanings

1. a sex scandal, a public affair that involves sex, e.g. allegations of sexual misconduct
   - Der Politiker stolperte über eine Sexaffäre, als seine wiederholten Bordellbesuche publik geworden waren. — The politician tripped over a sex scandal when his repeated visits to brothels had become public.
2. _rare_ a sexual affair, a fling

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