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AIDSy

AIDSy adjective: of or relating to AIDS; resembling AIDS.

Adjective

AIDSy (comparative more AIDSy, superlative most AIDSy)

  1. (derogatory, informal, rare) Of or relating to AIDS; resembling AIDS.
    • Will there be future generations? The British press of the AIDSy Eighties thinks not.1991, Gore Vidal, A View from the Diners Club: Essays 1987-1991, page 112
    • 'Well,' she said, 'did he seem AIDSy? […] Was he wearing a lot of leather? Did he look menacing and have a handlebar moustache?'2019, Benjamin Law, Growing Up Queer in Australia

Forms of AIDSy

comparativemore AIDSy
superlativemost AIDSy

Origin of AIDSy

From AIDS + -y.

Questions about AIDSy

What does AIDSy mean?
AIDSy means of or relating to AIDS; resembling AIDS.
What part of speech is AIDSy?
AIDSy is an adjective.

Words near AIDSy in the dictionary

  1. AIDS-related complex
  2. AIDS-related complexes
  3. AIDSer
  4. AIDSers
  5. AIDSphobia
  6. AIDSy
  7. Aidyn
  8. aie
  9. aiea
  10. AIed
  11. aiee

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