Bareback
adj, adv, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·High school level
Definitions
- 1 A bird, raised for meat, that lacks feathers, seen as an undesirable trait.
"Buyers discount many broiler flocks by from one to five cents a pound due to barebacks, but the loss to the industry does not end there. Barebacked broilers slow down the pickers in the dressing plants which results in a loss in labor."
- 1 To have sex (with someone) without using a condom. ambitransitive, slang
- 1 Without a saddle. not-comparable
"bareback riding"
- 2 Without a condom. not-comparable, slang
"bareback sex"
- 3 Without a shirt; shirtless. dated, not-comparable
"‘Bareback’ bathing for men, heretofore taboo in Atlantic City, broke down the last line of official resistance today and will be allowed this Summer."
- 1 riding without a saddle wordnet
- 1 Without a saddle. not-comparable
"I can ride a horse bareback."
- 2 Without a condom. not-comparable, slang
"We had sex bareback."
- 1 without a saddle wordnet
Example
More examples"The sensitivity certainly drops if I use a condom, so if possible I'd like to do it bareback."
Etymology
From bare + back.
Related phrases
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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.