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aro-allo

UK/ˈæɹ.əʊˈæ.ləʊ//ˈæɹ.oʊˈæ.loʊ/

aro-allo adjective: aromantic and allosexual.

Adjective

aro-allo (comparative more aro-allo, superlative most aro-allo)

  1. (informal, neologism) Aromantic and allosexual.
    • It was always clear that my beliefs — that an aro-allo woman was independent while an aro-allo man was a fuckboy — were gendered stereotypes I should disavow.2020, Angela Chen, Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex, page 130
    • It seems like aro-allo people often have distinct experiences and face distinct challenges.2020 August 12, Transcendragon (@a_the_orange), Twitter

Noun

aro-allo (plural aro-allos)

  1. (informal, neologism) An aromantic and allosexual person.
    • stop treating aroallos like they're just shitty people for being interested in sex and not romance 2k192019 September 15, press y to honk (@ghostburritos), Twitter
    • Harmful stereotypes about aroallos is that “they want sex all the time” and they’re “hypersexual” when that’s just not true.2021 October 14, Ace Girl (@acegirleatscake), Twitter

Forms of aro-allo

Adjective
comparativemore aro-allo
superlativemost aro-allo
alternative formaroallo
Noun
pluralaro-allos

Origin of aro-allo

From aro + allo.

Questions about aro-allo

What does aro-allo mean?
Aro-allo means aromantic and allosexual.
What part of speech is aro-allo?
Aro-allo can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce aro-allo?
Aro-allo is pronounced /ˈæɹ.əʊˈæ.ləʊ/ (UK).

Words near aro-allo in the dictionary

  1. aro
  2. aro ace
  3. aro aces
  4. aro-ace
  5. aro-aces
  6. aro-allo
  7. aro-allos
  8. aro-spec
  9. aro/ace
  10. aro/aces
  11. aroace

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