wet dream
noun
1
: an erotic dream culminating in orgasm and in the male accompanied by ejaculation of semen
2
: an exceedingly pleasurable or exciting experience, situation, or fantasy
Examples of wet dream in a Sentence
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After 11 years in the public eye and a publicist’s wet dream of a scandal, the limits of gaining financial stability through the reality TV machine have never been more clear.
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Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 21 May 2024
These plays look cuckoo-bananas, like a Tim Burton wet dream.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 19 May 2024
Blom: As a psychologist, this is like one’s wet dream to be able to talk about death, an existential issue like this.
—Randee Dawn, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2023
It’s achieved every PR firm’s wet dream of going viral, creating a meme format so appealing that even other brands have used it.
—Curbed, 10 July 2023
Anodyne descriptions of wet dreams and inserting a tampon.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2023
Taylor’s partnership is a brand strategist’s wet dream as the musician is as well known for her sultry pipes and precise dance moves as her fashion-forward street style.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 6 June 2023
The show was a west coast wet dream.
—Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 14 Feb. 2022
Hawthorn is an epicurean’s wet dream.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Sep. 2022
Kyndall Cunningham, Vox, 21 May 2024
These plays look cuckoo-bananas, like a Tim Burton wet dream.
—Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 19 May 2024
Blom: As a psychologist, this is like one’s wet dream to be able to talk about death, an existential issue like this.
—Randee Dawn, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2023
It’s achieved every PR firm’s wet dream of going viral, creating a meme format so appealing that even other brands have used it.
—Curbed, 10 July 2023
Anodyne descriptions of wet dreams and inserting a tampon.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2023
Taylor’s partnership is a brand strategist’s wet dream as the musician is as well known for her sultry pipes and precise dance moves as her fashion-forward street style.
—Jasmine Browley, Essence, 6 June 2023
The show was a west coast wet dream.
—Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 14 Feb. 2022
Hawthorn is an epicurean’s wet dream.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Sep. 2022
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“Wet dream.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wet%20dream. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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