sex tape

See also: sextape, and sex-tape

English

Etymology

Formerly recorded on video cassette tape.

Noun

sex tape (plural sex tapes)

1. A video recording of a sex act, especially one starring a celebrity.
   • 2022 February 2, Elisabeth Vincentelli, “‘Pam & Tommy’: A Story of Sex, Crimes and Videotape”, in The New York Times‎^[1], →ISSN:

     The series uses the scandal — which begot fortunes, ruined lives and made the celebrity sex tape a defining artifact of the internet age — as a guide through a transitional period in American culture.