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party and play en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) Uninhibited, high-risk sexual activity accompanied by the use of recreational drugs.
    • Consider Steve, a 32-year-old Latino, someone interviewed as part of a larger study in Long Beach, CA, as he discusses his predilection toward identifying himself as HIV positive in party and play (drug and sex) situations (situations he sees as the essential core of gay cultural life in Long Beach). 2009, Vincent J. Del Casino Jr., “Living with and Experiencing Disease”, in Tim Brown, Sara McLafferty, Graham Moon, editors, A Companion to Health and Medical Geography, →DOI, →ISBN, page 198:

Synonyms

chemsex · PNP

party and play en · VERB

Meanings

  1. (intransitive) To engage in such activity.
    • And they must manage this in a gay culture founded on the liberation of sexuality, on partying and playing, but which now faces an a resurgent HIV epidemic caused by crystal meth-fueled sex […] 2008, American Anthropological Association, Abstracts of the Annual Meeting, volume 107, page 294:
    • Drugs, raw sex, sex parties, meth, HIV, herpes, hepatitis, open relationships, Partying and Playing. . . . R U Looking? 2013, Selrach Smith, R U Looking?: A Guide to Navigating Gay Dating, page 38:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
parties and plays Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
partied and played Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
partied and played Tense=Past lexicographic
partying and playing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic