notch count

English

Etymology

From the English idiom notch on one's bedpost.

Noun

notch count (plural notch counts)

1. (seduction community slang) The number of sexual partners of a given individual.

   Synonym: body count

   • 2016, Tom Torero, Street Hustle‎^[1], page 192:

     Guys who've only ever had long-term partners or a limited notch-count often have boring, bland, quick, vanilla sex.

   • 2022, Dominic Mann, Alpha Male: How to Become the Dominant, Masculine Alpha Male Women Want to Submit To‎^[2], unnumbered page:

     Don’t reveal your notch count. If a woman asks you how many girls you’ve been with, just say something like, “What, today? Not many...” or “If I told you, I’d have to kill you.”

   • 2022, Sam Wilson, The Definitive Guide to Having Sex with Women in the 21st Century‎^[3], unnumbered page:

     Many times a woman with a higher notch count is more difficult to get into bed with than a woman who has had few sexual partners.