AC/DC

¹

[ ey-see-dee-see ]

adjective

, Slang.

1. sexually responsive to both men and women; bisexual.

AC/DC

²

or A.C./D.C., ac/dc, a-c/d-c, a.c.-d.c.

Electricity.

1. alternating current or direct current.

AC/DC

adjective

1. informal.
   (of a person) bisexual

Word History and Origins

Origin of AC/DC¹

1940–45, for an earlier sense; 1960–65 for this use

Word History and Origins

Origin of AC/DC¹

C20: humorous reference to electrical apparatus that is adaptable for alternating current and direct current

Example Sentences

AC/DC has decreed it: Let there be rock.

From Los Angeles Times

Earlier this year, AC/DC completed the European leg of its tour, which shares its name with the band’s 2020 album, “Power Up.”

From Los Angeles Times

Framed as a tribute to the Grammy-winning troupe’s founding guitarist Malcolm Young, who died in 2017, the LP became AC/DC’s third No. 1 debut on the Billboard 200 and closed out the year on Rolling Stone’s list of Top 50 Albums of 2020.

From Los Angeles Times

The current lineup of the band — save for Chaney, who replaced AC/DC’s now-retired bassist Cliff Williams — last played in the U.S. at the 2023 Power Trip festival in Indio, where the quintet performed classics from 1980’s “Back in Black” to 1990’s “Thunderstruck.”

From Los Angeles Times

AC/DC performed its first show on Dec. 31, 1973, at the Chequers Nightclub in Sydney and has since sold more than 200 million albums worldwide.

From Los Angeles Times