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aro-allo en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈæɹ.əʊˈæ.ləʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈæɹ.oʊˈæ.loʊ/ (General-American)

Etymology

From aro + allo.

Meanings

  1. (informal, neologism) Aromantic and allosexual.
    • It was always clear that my beliefs — that an aro-allo woman was independent while an aro-allo man was a fuckboy — were gendered stereotypes I should disavow. 2020, Angela Chen, Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex, page 130:
    • It seems like aro-allo people often have distinct experiences and face distinct challenges. 2020 August 12, Transcendragon (@a_the_orange), Twitter:
    • Aroallo people are not automatically hypersexual, nor are we predators. 2021 October 12, Ian Stobaugh, “Experiences of an aromantic, not asexual”, in The Daily Eastern News, Eastern Illinois University, page 3:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
more aro-allo Degree=Cmp lexicographic
aroallo alternative lexicographic
most aro-allo Degree=Sup lexicographic

aro-allo en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈæɹ.əʊˈæ.ləʊ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈæɹ.oʊˈæ.loʊ/ (General-American)

Etymology

From aro + allo.

Meanings

  1. (informal, neologism) An aromantic and allosexual person.
    • Harmful stereotypes about aroallos is that “they want sex all the time” and they’re “hypersexual” when that’s just not true. 2021 October 14, Ace Girl (@acegirleatscake), Twitter:
    • please start including aroallos more. i see a lot of people assuming all aros are ace, which is frankly untrue and are harmful to both communities. it’s very hard to find aroallos in media too 2022 June 1, keris (@keropiji), Twitter:
    • stop treating aroallos like they're just shitty people for being interested in sex and not romance 2k19 2019 September 15, press y to honk (@ghostburritos), Twitter:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
aroallo alternative lexicographic
aro-allos Number=Plur lexicographic