Pearl necklace (sexual act)

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A "pearl necklace" is slang for a sexual act in which a man ejaculates semen on or near the neck or chest of another person. The term originates from the way the deposited semen resembles a necklace of translucent white pearls.

A pearl necklace can be used as a form of erotic humiliation or degradation of the person receiving the semen. Receiving a pearl necklace is an activity that sex workers use as a safe sex alternative for people who prefer not to wear condoms.

In popular culture

• George Carlin used the term in his "Incomplete List of Impolite Words" joke as early as 1984, on the album Carlin on Campus.
• The term was also used in the stoner comedy Half Baked (1998).
• The ZZ Top song "Pearl Necklace" drew attention for its lyrics which were alleged to objectify women.
• The term appears in season 5 episode 3, "Luck Be an Old Lady", of the HBO sex comedy Sex and the City, first broadcast in 2002.
• The term "pearl necklace" is mentioned in the 2014 musical Heathers in the song "I Love My Dead Gay Son".

References

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