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bug-chasing

bug-chasing noun: the practice of engaging in anal sex with the deliberate intention of contracting HIV.

Noun

bug-chasing (uncountable)

  1. (slang) The practice of engaging in anal sex with the deliberate intention of contracting HIV.
  2. (broadly) The practice of trying to deliberately catch sexually transmitted diseases, usually through sex but sometimes through other methods as well.

Forms of bug-chasing

alternative formbugchasing

Questions about bug-chasing

What does bug-chasing mean?
Bug-chasing means the practice of engaging in anal sex with the deliberate intention of contracting HIV.
What part of speech is bug-chasing?
Bug-chasing is a noun.

Words near bug-chasing in the dictionary

  1. bug-a-boos
  2. bug-bear
  3. bug-bears
  4. bug-chaser
  5. bug-chasers
  6. bug-chasing
  7. bug-eyed
  8. bug-eyed monster
  9. bug-eyed monsters
  10. bug-fix
  11. bug-fixes

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