PSE (Dating Term)

What Does PSE Mean in a Text?

The Growing Glossary of Dating Slang

If you're new to online dating, then I'm afraid there is whole new language with well over 250 terms for you to learn.

Particularly since the rise of the iKids, people have been far more open about their sexual preferences and desires, and this has generated a long glossary of new dating terms. Many sexual preferences are still abbreviated on dating sites, presumably with the idea that those who do not understand the term do not need to know it. That thinking does not help newcomers though. Here is the term you're looking for:

PSE means "Porn Star Experience."

More Observations...

The abbreviation PSE is used by sex workers to indicate the level of service they provide. PSE promises a "Porn Star Experience" that is supposed to be more explicit and uninhibited, replicating the scenes seen in pornographic films.

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When I write PSE, I mean this:

"Porn Star Experience"

Summary of Key Points

PSE means "Porn Star Experience." This is the most common meaning for PSE in a text or on a messaging app (particularly a dating site). Here is some more information about PSE:

PSE
Definition:	Porn Star Experience
Type:	Abbreviation
Guessability:	4: Difficult to guess
Typical Users:	Adults and Teenagers

An Academic Look at PSE

PSE is classified as an initialism. Initialisms are abbreviations pronounced one letter at a time. Other examples of initialisms are:

• FBI - "Federal Bureau of Investigation."
• CEO - "Chief Executive Officer."

Initialisms are different to acronyms, which are abbreviations spoken as words. For example:

• GOAT - "Greatest Of All Time."
• NATO - "North Atlantic Treaty Organization."

Example of PSE Used in a Text

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