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Persian love

Persian love noun: male homosexuality.

Noun

Persian love (uncountable)

  1. (dated, euphemistic) male homosexuality
    • The Lesbian is the analogue among women of Persian love among men, and this perversion takes place in two ways, either by friction of the two female bodies, known as tribadism, or by the tongue, designated as cunnilinguism.1908, Medical Council: Volume 13, page 12

Questions about Persian love

What does Persian love mean?
Persian love means male homosexuality.
What part of speech is Persian love?
Persian love is a noun.

Words near Persian love in the dictionary

  1. Persian lamb
  2. Persian lambs
  3. Persian lilac
  4. Persian lilacs
  5. Persian lime
  6. Persian love
  7. Persian lynx
  8. Persian melon
  9. Persian morocco
  10. Persian moroccos
  11. Persian orange

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