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pseudoheterosexual

pseudoheterosexual adjective: something which appears to be heterosexual but is in fact homosexual in nature.

Adjective

pseudoheterosexual (comparative more pseudoheterosexual, superlative most pseudoheterosexual)

  1. Something which appears to be heterosexual but is in fact homosexual in nature.
    • Squidward twice has pseudoheterosexual moments. Once, he delightedly exclaims, "I've got a date with a lovely lady tonight, and her name is clarinet!"2004, Heather Hendershot, editor, Nickelodeon Nation, pages 202–203
    • Teenagers are sexually active only in a "pseudoheterosexual way."1979, Medical Aspects of Human Sexuality

Forms of pseudoheterosexual

comparativemore pseudoheterosexual
superlativemost pseudoheterosexual

Origin of pseudoheterosexual

From pseudo- + heterosexual.

Questions about pseudoheterosexual

What does pseudoheterosexual mean?
Pseudoheterosexual means something which appears to be heterosexual but is in fact homosexual in nature.
What part of speech is pseudoheterosexual?
Pseudoheterosexual is an adjective.

Words near pseudoheterosexual in the dictionary

  1. pseudohermitian
  2. pseudohernia
  3. pseudohernias
  4. pseudoherniation
  5. pseudoheroic
  6. pseudoheterosexual
  7. pseudoheterosexuality
  8. pseudoheterosite
  9. pseudoheterozygous
  10. pseudohexagon
  11. pseudohexagonal

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