Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

homocurious

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ho-mocu-ri-ous
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Questioning whether someone is homosexual.

Example Sentences

"Yes, I am the subject of homocurious speculation because of my association with Tommy "the gay" Knutson."
"Unfamiliar heads popped in and out, sometimes with some excuse to check on us, sometimes without. Not homophobia but a kind of homocurious buzz was swirling around us, turning us into objects of gossip but also of generosity and attention."
"A girl gets raped, oh yeah, that happens. A guy gets penetrated, even though he asks for it, well that spurred all kinds of anxious and titillated homocurious responses."

Etymology

From homo- (“pertaining to homosexuals or homosexuality”) + curious.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: homo-

Inflected Forms

more homocurious (comparative) most homocurious (superlative)

Phrases

bi-curiosity bi-curious trans-curious

Frequently Paired Words

bi-curiosity bi-curious heteroflexible homoflexible lesbiflexible trans-curious

Questions

What does homocurious mean?: Questioning whether someone is homosexual.
Where does homocurious come from?: From homo- (“pertaining to homosexuals or homosexuality”) + curious.

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