Sexy
E309717
"Sexy" is a short story by Jhumpa Lahiri that explores themes of desire, identity, and cultural dislocation through the affair between an Indian American woman and a married Bengali man.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sexy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2903275 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sexy Context triple: [Interpreter of Maladies, containsStory, Sexy]
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A.
SexyBack
"SexyBack" is a 2006 electro-R&B single by Justin Timberlake that became a major international hit and helped define his solo career and mid-2000s pop music.
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B.
Sexy Bitch
"Sexy Bitch" is a 2009 electro-house and dance-pop single by French DJ David Guetta featuring Akon that became a global club hit and chart success.
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C.
Naughty
"Naughty" is a 1980 R&B and funk studio album by American singer Chaka Khan, known for its soulful vocals and polished production.
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D.
Glamour
Glamour is a popular international women's magazine known for its coverage of fashion, beauty, lifestyle, and celebrity culture.
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E.
Temptation
"Temptation" is a popular song from the early 1930s, best known for its enduring status as a pop standard frequently recorded by major vocalists and big bands.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Sexy Target entity description: "Sexy" is a short story by Jhumpa Lahiri that explores themes of desire, identity, and cultural dislocation through the affair between an Indian American woman and a married Bengali man.
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A.
SexyBack
"SexyBack" is a 2006 electro-R&B single by Justin Timberlake that became a major international hit and helped define his solo career and mid-2000s pop music.
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B.
Sexy Bitch
"Sexy Bitch" is a 2009 electro-house and dance-pop single by French DJ David Guetta featuring Akon that became a global club hit and chart success.
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C.
Naughty
"Naughty" is a 1980 R&B and funk studio album by American singer Chaka Khan, known for its soulful vocals and polished production.
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D.
Glamour
Glamour is a popular international women's magazine known for its coverage of fashion, beauty, lifestyle, and celebrity culture.
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E.
Temptation
"Temptation" is a popular song from the early 1930s, best known for its enduring status as a pop standard frequently recorded by major vocalists and big bands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | short story ⓘ |
| author | Jhumpa Lahiri ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Indian American ⓘ |
| characterAgeGroup | young adults ⓘ |
| collectionBy | Interpreter of Maladies ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| featuresCharacterOfEthnicity |
Bengali man
ⓘ
Indian American woman ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
ⓘ
short fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Jhumpa Lahiri ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryAwardConnection |
Interpreter of Maladies
ⓘ
surface form:
Interpreter of Maladies won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
|
| hasTitle | Sexy ⓘ |
| includedInWork | Interpreter of Maladies ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterIncludedIn | Interpreter of Maladies ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Dev
ⓘ
Sri (Lakshmi) ⓘ
surface form:
Laxmi
Miranda ⓘ Rohin ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person limited ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of cross-cultural desire
ⓘ
exploration of immigrant identities in the United States ⓘ |
| originalMedium | print ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | The New Yorker ⓘ |
| plotElement | affair between an Indian American woman and a married Bengali man ⓘ |
| protagonist | Miranda ⓘ |
| publicationType | magazine publication ⓘ |
| publishedIn | The New Yorker ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor | Interpreter of Maladies ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| settingLocation | Boston ⓘ |
| settingType | urban setting ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
cross-cultural relationships
ⓘ
marital infidelity ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ |
| theme |
cultural dislocation
ⓘ
desire ⓘ identity ⓘ immigrant experience ⓘ infidelity ⓘ loneliness ⓘ self-discovery ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sexy Description of subject: "Sexy" is a short story by Jhumpa Lahiri that explores themes of desire, identity, and cultural dislocation through the affair between an Indian American woman and a married Bengali man.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.