Cisheterosexual

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Cisgender and heterosexual.

    "A jock might be queer, but his performance of masculinity fits so comfortably within the cisheterosexual norms that he is assumed to be straight."

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"A jock might be queer, but his performance of masculinity fits so comfortably within the cisheterosexual norms that he is assumed to be straight."

Etymology

From cis- + heterosexual.

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