heterosex

[het-er-uh-seks]

noun

Informal.

1. heterosexuality.

Word History and Origins

Origin of heterosex¹

hetero- + sex, on the model of heterosexual

Example Sentences

There's the hedonistic one that often tips into sociopathy, where "real" men are supposed to spend money lavishly, have a lot of heterosex — with or without the woman's consent — and flaunt their playboy lifestyle for online admirers.

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It's a radical idea that includes not just rejecting marriage, but all heterosex and child-bearing.

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Andrea Dworkin didn't think heterosex was any less exploitative if your partner married you or said he loved you.

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Anita Bryant, the Pasionaria of heterosex, arouses furies in her campaign against homosexuals.

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