pomosexual

English

Etymology

From pomo (“post-modern”) +‎ sexual, playing on homosexual. Attested since the 1990s.[1]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌpəʊməʊˈsɛksjʊəl/

Adjective

pomosexual (comparative more pomosexual, superlative most pomosexual)

  1. Rejecting, avoiding, or not fitting in any sexual orientation label, such as heterosexual, homosexual, asexual, pansexual, or bisexual.

Noun

pomosexual (plural pomosexuals)

  1. A pomosexual person.

References
  1. Dalzell Victor Eds Staff, Eric Partridge (2006) The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English: J-Z, Taylor & Francis, →ISBN, page 1518: “pomosexual noun a person who will not be defined by his or her sexuality[.] US, 1997 A contrived play on 'post-modern' and 'homosexual'. 'Pomosexuality' is first recorded in 1995.”
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