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homosex en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

From homo- + sex. Attested since the 20th century.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable, usually) Homosexual sexual intercourse.
    • Homosexual appetites, tastes, and fantasies, one is reminded while listening to Elliot, appear to be every bit as various as heterosexual ones, with the range of homosex—running from an almost Platonic love to sadistic lust—being no less wide than that of heterosex. 1970 September, Joseph Epstein, “Homo/Hetero: The Struggle for Sexual Identity”, in Harper’s Magazine, New York, N.Y., →ISSN, →OCLC:
    • "I don't know what they take me for, or how old they think their kids are. But I had to promise to watch you all 100% of the time to make sure there would be - and I quote - 'no sex or homosex'. Because I guess that's a word now." 2013 March 3, Jocelyn Samara D., Rain (webcomic), Comic 336 - Insufferable:

Forms

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Antonyms

heterosex

Synonyms

gay sex

Translations (1)

ru го̀мосе́кс (Translations)