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straighthood

straighthood noun: the state or condition of being straight (morally, sexually, etc.).

Noun

straighthood (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of being straight (morally, sexually, etc.)
    • Being with Paul was an interim solution. In effect, he and I seceded from straighthood together. Our relationship turned on a new kind of bisexual plot, its tension imparted by the lively possibility that one of us might leave the other for a gender.1999, Jan Clausen, Apples & Oranges
    • I think in general, it irritates me when straight people are allies and proclaim their straighthood. Like, publicly, if a famous person is like talking about, "Yes, everybody should be treated equal. It doesn't matter if you're gay. [...]"2006, Daniel K. Cortese, Are We Thinking Straight?

Origin of straighthood

From straight + -hood.

Questions about straighthood

What does straighthood mean?
Straighthood means the state or condition of being straight (morally, sexually, etc.).
What part of speech is straighthood?
Straighthood is a noun.

Words near straighthood in the dictionary

  1. straightforth
  2. straightforward
  3. straightforwardly
  4. straightforwardness
  5. straighthead
  6. straighthood
  7. straighthorn
  8. straighthorns
  9. straightie
  10. straighties
  11. straighting

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