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Women who’ve had sex are better than men at deciphering the lingo for casual sexual relationships because of the greater risk uncommitted coitus poses to them, a new study says.

A journal article led by University of Ottawa sex researcher Jocelyn Wentland says young women, especially those with sexual experience, are best at identifying popular terms for the casual sex scenarios increasingly common to millennials.

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The study, published Monday in the Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality, surveyed more than 800 “highly educated” people below the age of 30. An online questionnaire, shared mostly via social media, asked participants about their personal sexual experience, and whether they could pick the correct definition for four terms: One night stand, booty call, f–k buddy and friends with benefits.

Overall, more than 81 per cent of participants got the definitions for each phrase right, and the rate of success was higher for those who had had sex. But women performed better across the board, getting it right 96, 92, 81, and 86 per cent of the time, respectively. Men, on the other hand, scored 92, 84, 71, and 75 per cent on the survey.