AC/DC

AC/DC
\\ˈā(ˌ)sēˈdē(ˌ)sē\ adjective
Etymology: so called from the likening of a bisexual person to an electrical appliance which can operate on either alternating or direct current
: bisexual 1b

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/ay'see dee"see/, adj. Slang.
sexually responsive to both men and women; bisexual.
[1940-45, for an earlier sense; 1960-65 for this use]
Elect.
alternating current or direct current.
Also, A.C./D.C., ac/dc, a-c/d-c, a.c.-d.c.

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AC/DC /āˈsē-dēˈsē/
abbrev(elec)
Alternating current/direct current
adjective (slang)
Bisexual

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AC/​DC UK [ˌeɪ siː ˈdiː siː] US [ˌeɪ si ˈdi si] adjective offensive
an offensive way of describing someone who is bisexual
Thesaurus: offensive words used to talk about someone's sexual orientationsynonym sexual orientationhyponym

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adj. alternating current/direct current
informal bisexual

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AC/DC [AC/DC] [eɪ siː ˈdiː siː] [eɪ siː ˈdiː siː] adjective (slang)
= bisexual

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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