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homosex

homosex noun: homosexual sexual intercourse.

Noun

homosex (usually uncountable, plural homosexes)

  1. (usually) Homosexual sexual intercourse.
    • Homosexual appetites, tastes, and fantasies, one is reminded while listening to Elliot, appear to be every bit as various as heterosexual ones, with the range of homosex—running from an almost Platonic love to sadistic lust—being no less wide than that of heterosex.1970 September, Joseph Epstein, “Homo/Hetero: The Struggle for Sexual Identity”, in Harper’s Magazine, New York, N.Y., →ISSN, →OCLC
    • "I don't know what they take me for, or how old they think their kids are. But I had to promise to watch you all 100% of the time to make sure there would be - and I quote - 'no sex or homosex'. Because I guess that's a word now."2013 March 3, Jocelyn Samara D., Rain (webcomic), Comic 336 - Insufferable
    Synonyms:
    gay sex
    Antonyms:
    heterosex

Synonyms of homosex

  • gay sex

Antonyms

Forms of homosex

pluralhomosexes

Origin of homosex

From homo- + sex. Attested since the 20th century.

Questions about homosex

What does homosex mean?
Homosex means homosexual sexual intercourse.
What part of speech is homosex?
Homosex is a noun.
What is the plural of homosex?
The plural of homosex is homosexes.

Words near homosex in the dictionary

  1. homosequentiality
  2. homoserine
  3. homoserines
  4. homosesquiterpene
  5. homosesquiterpenes
  6. homosex
  7. homosexes
  8. homosexism
  9. homosexless
  10. homosexophobia
  11. homosexual

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