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heteroland

heteroland proper noun: a region occupied by heterosexual people.

Proper noun

heteroland

  1. (informal) A region occupied by heterosexual people.
    • I don't want to be his experiment, I don't want to be his fuckbuddy, and most of all, I don't want to deal with that moment when he decides he's done playing around and, I don't know, goes running back to heteroland or something.2013, TJ Baer, Following Grandpa Jess
    • The day I arrived there were two other guests, lesbians from Tennessee and Trinidad. For many of us with rural fantasies, a common deterrent is the fear of being all alone out there in heteroland.1996, Michael Riordon, Out Our Way: Gay and Lesbian Life in the Country, page 156

Origin of heteroland

From hetero- + land.

Questions about heteroland

What does heteroland mean?
Heteroland means a region occupied by heterosexual people.
What part of speech is heteroland?
Heteroland is a proper noun.

Words near heteroland in the dictionary

  1. heterokontophytes
  2. heterokonts
  3. heterokurtosis
  4. heterokurtosis-robust
  5. heterolactic
  6. heteroland
  7. heterolateral
  8. heterolayer
  9. heterolayers
  10. heterolecithal
  11. heteroleptic

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