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bi-curious

adj
/bʌɪˈkjʊə.ɹɪəs/UK/baiˈkjɚ.i.ɪs/US

Etymology

From bi + curious. First appears c. 1984 in a personal ad in the newspaper The Orange County Register.

  1. derived from cūriōsus
  2. derived from curius
  3. inherited from curious
  4. formed as bi-curious — “bi + curious”

Definitions

  1. Interested in having relationships with both men and women, curious about one's potential…

    Interested in having relationships with both men and women, curious about one's potential bisexuality; especially, of heterosexual people, considering a first sexual experience with a member of the same sex.

    • Bi curious M/F or cpls.
    • "Does this make us bi-curious, or are some dudes just that girly?"
    • Skirt Club caters to bisexual or bicurious women. No men are allowed, but women with all levels of experience in same-sex sexuality, from bicurious to fully lesbian, are welcomed.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA