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bi-curious

American  
[bahy-kyoor-ee-uhs] / baɪˈkyʊər i əs /
Or bicurious,

adjective

  1. curious about or open to exploring sexual relations with people of a different gender than those to whom one is usually attracted.

    a bi-curious teen who later came out as bisexual.


bi-curious British  

adjective

  1. considering experimenting with bisexuality

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of bi-curious

First recorded in 1980–85; bi(sexual) + curious

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I’m wondering whether he’s possibly in denial about being bi-curious because of his conservative family.

From Washington Post • Mar. 30, 2023

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