Ambisextrous

//ˌæm.bɪˈsɛk.stɹəs// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Bisexual. humorous, offensive, sometimes

    "His hips were jaunty, And his gestures too dextrous. A versatile lad! He was ambisextrous."

  2. 2
    Epicene; androgynous.

    "“Yatakang?” said the purser of the express, an elegant young biv-type sporting ambisextrous shoulder-long bangs."

  3. 3
    Having both male and female, or masculine and feminine, elements.

    "One searches to see whether the author [of “He created them male and female”, Genesis 5:2] meant to say that man was at the start ambisextrous […]"

Synonyms

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ac/dcbibisexualcuriousflexiblekinsey 3

Example

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""Tom, you're bi, aren't you?" "I prefer the term ambisextrous.""

Etymology

Blend of ambidextrous + sex.

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