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antistraight

antistraight adjective: opposing heterosexuality.

Adjective

antistraight (comparative more antistraight, superlative most antistraight)

  1. Opposing heterosexuality.
    • The laws banning discrimination based on sexual orientation apply to all people, gay and straight alike. If an antistraight boss starts firing heterosexuals, they're protected.2001, John K. Wilson, How the Left Can Win Arguments and Influence People
    • So you think Gregg is antistraight, but he is best friends with a straight guy. Russell and he have a very close relationship.2013, Steven Zeeland, Sailors and Sexual Identity, page 140

Forms of antistraight

comparativemore antistraight
superlativemost antistraight

Origin of antistraight

From anti- + straight.

Questions about antistraight

What does antistraight mean?
Antistraight means opposing heterosexuality.
What part of speech is antistraight?
Antistraight is an adjective.

Words near antistraight in the dictionary

  1. antistimulus
  2. antistock
  3. antistockpiling
  4. antistories
  5. antistory
  6. antistraight
  7. antistrange
  8. antistranges
  9. antistrategic
  10. antistreptavidin
  11. antistreptavidins

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