bareback

American

[bair-bak] / ˈbɛərˌbæk /

Or barebacked

adverb

with the back of a horse, burro, etc., bare; without a saddle.

to ride bareback; a bareback rider.

bareback British

/ ˈbɛəˌbæk /

adjective

(of horse-riding) without a saddle
slang (of sex) without a condom

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verb

(intr) to practise unprotected sex

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Etymology

Origin of bareback

First recorded in 1555–65; bare ¹ + back ¹

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