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autosexual

American

[aw-toh-sek-shoo-uhl] / ˌɔ toʊˈsɛk ʃu əl /

adjective

of or relating to sexual activity that does not involve association with another person; autoerotic.
noting or relating to a person who primarily feels sexual attraction to and desire for themselves, as opposed to other people.

Etymology

Origin of autosexual

First recorded in 1915–20, for an earlier sense; 1995–2000, for the current sense; auto- ¹ ( def. ) + sexual

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