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leathersex

leathersex noun: the sexual practices associated with leathermen.

Noun

leathersex (uncountable)

  1. The sexual practices associated with leathermen.
    • Leathersex and leathermen had become easy targets for AIDS blame.1998, James Brook, Chris Carlsson, Nancy Joyce Peters, Reclaiming San Francisco: history, politics, culture
    • The subculture of leathersex, bears, and the vast working-class gay population intersect in the assertion of an openly working-class homosexual ethic […]2001, Les K. Wright, The Bear Book II

Origin of leathersex

From leather + sex.

Questions about leathersex

What does leathersex mean?
Leathersex means the sexual practices associated with leathermen.
What part of speech is leathersex?
Leathersex is a noun.

Words near leathersex in the dictionary

  1. leatherpeople
  2. leatherperson
  3. leathers
  4. leatherseller
  5. leathersellers
  6. leathersex
  7. leatherstem
  8. Leatherstocking
  9. Leatherstockings
  10. leatherware
  11. leatherwares

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