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heterosex

American  
[het-er-uh-seks] / ˈhɛt ər əˌsɛks /

noun

Informal.

  1. heterosexuality.

Etymology

Origin of heterosex

hetero- + sex, on the model of heterosexual

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

From Salon

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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