Parasexual
adj ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Exhibiting or relating to parasexuality. not-comparable
- 2 Both parasocial and sexual; being or relating to a one-sided sexual relationship. not-comparable
"Cognizant of but careful not to lend credence to other fans' eroticization of John and Paul's collaboration, this poster echoes the first in valuing the feminine bond between male personae, thereby conceiving them as one unit and implicitly placing others outside this parasocial (or parasexual) relationship, and the relationship between fan and idols, as interlopers."
- 3 Related indirectly to sex; pertaining to sexuality but not sex itself. not-comparable
"These were not the "real" gay ads - the ones that appear in The Advocate, Blue Boy, and Mandate. These markets had already been targeted y the ad agencies: disco records, see-through underwear, body building equipment and a host of para-sexual paraphernalia were being manufactured and sold to the smart consumer queen."
Example
More examples"Cognizant of but careful not to lend credence to other fans' eroticization of John and Paul's collaboration, this poster echoes the first in valuing the feminine bond between male personae, thereby conceiving them as one unit and implicitly placing others outside this parasocial (or parasexual) relationship, and the relationship between fan and idols, as interlopers."
Etymology
From para- + sexual.
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