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13th step

13th step noun: the targeting of 12-step addiction recovery newcomers for romantic or sexual relationships.

Noun

13th step (uncountable)

  1. (euphemistic) the targeting of 12-step addiction recovery newcomers for romantic or sexual relationships.
    • In Boston AA, newcomer-seducing is called 13th-Stepping and is regarded as the province of true bottom-feeders.1996, Wallace, David Foster, Infinite Jest
    • He was known around the recovery rooms as a perineal “13th stepper” which meant he hit on every woman that came into the rooms2017 November 6, Charlie Gardner, Always Remember This Moment

Words formed from 13th step

Questions about 13th step

What does 13th step mean?
13th step means the targeting of 12-step addiction recovery newcomers for romantic or sexual relationships.
What part of speech is 13th step?
13th step is a noun.

Words near 13th step in the dictionary

  1. 13th grades
  2. 13th month
  3. 13th months
  4. 13th reason
  5. 13th reason why
  6. 13th step
  7. 13th stepper
  8. 13th steppers
  9. 13th-grader
  10. 13th-graders
  11. 13ᵗʰ

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