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pedicant

pedicant noun: a person who takes the penetrated role in anal sex.

Noun

pedicant (plural pedicants)

  1. (dated, uncommon) A person who takes the penetrated role in anal sex.
    • A male who prostitutes only his penis to homosexuals, either fellators, mutual masturbators, or passive pedicants.1965, “Goofer”, in Guild Dictionary of Homosexual Terms, Guild Press
    • Sullivan might renounce the whole enterprise if he knew their man was the pedicant.1989, Christopher Bram, Hold Tight, New York: Plume, page 147

Forms of pedicant

pluralpedicants

Origin of pedicant

Borrowed from Latin pēdīcans, present participle of pēdīcō (“sodomize, assfuck”).

Questions about pedicant

What does pedicant mean?
Pedicant means a person who takes the penetrated role in anal sex.
What part of speech is pedicant?
Pedicant is a noun.
What is the plural of pedicant?
The plural of pedicant is pedicants.

Words near pedicant in the dictionary

  1. pedibuses
  2. pedicab
  3. pedicabs
  4. pedical
  5. pedically
  6. pedicant
  7. pedicants
  8. pedicate
  9. pedicated
  10. pedicates
  11. pedicating

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