Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lesbianate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: les-bianate
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To engage in lesbian sex.

Example Sentences

"So long as we have Joe (born at Queen's Gate in fifty-eight) No female ape need pine Or lesbianate."
"Try to figure out ways you can 'lesbianate' in public. Can you get your finger down her pants at the movie theater?"
"So, a check was deposited into her bank account at the first of every month. SSI. $660, and she could write & paint and lesbianate to her hearts content, possessing enviable free time"

Etymology

From lesbian + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Apparently coined in 1967 by Governor of Gibraltar Gerald Lathbury as a nonce word to rhyme with fifty-eight in a poem regarding the breeding of Barbary macaques in Gibraltar.

Inflected Forms

lesbianates (present, singular) lesbianating (participle, present) lesbianated (participle, past) lesbianated (past)

Questions

What does lesbianate mean?: To engage in lesbian sex.
Where does lesbianate come from?: From lesbian + -ate (verb-forming suffix). Apparently coined in 1967 by Governor of Gibraltar Gerald Lathbury as a nonce word to rhyme with fifty-eight in a poem regarding the breeding of Barbary macaques in Gibraltar.

How to pronounce lesbianate

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “lesbianate”.
Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.
Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “lesbianate”.
Repeat and practice — Say “lesbianate” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.