pomosexual
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From pomo (“post-modern”) + sexual, playing on homosexual. Attested since the 1990s.[1]
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
pomosexual (comparative more pomosexual, superlative most pomosexual)
- Rejecting, avoiding, or not fitting in any sexual orientation label, such as heterosexual, homosexual, asexual, pansexual, or bisexual.
Noun[edit]
pomosexual (plural pomosexuals)
- A pomosexual person.
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References[edit]
- ^ Dalzell Victor Eds Staff, Eric Partridge (2006) The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English: J-Z, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN, page 1518: “pomosexual noun a person who will not be defined by his or her sexuality[.] US, 1997 A contrived play on 'post-modern' and 'homosexual'. 'Pomosexuality' is first recorded in 1995.”