bi-curious

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See also: bicurious

English

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Etymology

From bi +‎ curious. First appears c. 1984 in a personal ad in the newspaper The Orange County Register.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /bʌɪˈkjʊə.ɹɪəs/, /bʌɪˈkjɔː.ɹɪəs/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /baiˈkjɚ.i.ɪs/
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Adjective

bi-curious (comparative more bi-curious, superlative most bi-curious)

  1. (LGBTQ) Interested in having relationships with both men and women, curious about one's potential bisexuality; especially, of heterosexual people, considering a first sexual experience with a member of the same sex.
    • 1984, anonymous author, Register (Orange County, California):
      Bi curious M/F or cpls.
    • 2014 October 8, Dan Shive, El Goonish Shive (webcomic), Comic for Wednesday, Oct 8, 2014:
      "Does this make us bi-curious, or are some dudes just that girly?"
    • 2016 October 7, Juliet Bennett Rylah, “Skirt Club Is a Sex Club for the Casually Bisexual Modern Woman”, in VICE‎:
      Skirt Club caters to bisexual or bicurious women. No men are allowed, but women with all levels of experience in same-sex sexuality, from bicurious to fully lesbian, are welcomed.

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