Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

perisex

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: peri-sex
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Dyadic; endosex; not intersex.

Example Sentences

"A person born with Swyer syndrome has XY chromosomes, like a typical perisex boy might."

Etymology

From peri- (“about, around, near, surrounding”) + sex, coined as an alternative to dyadic around November 2014 by "Mod H" of the Tumblr blog actuallyintersex.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: peri

Questions

What does perisex mean?: Dyadic; endosex; not intersex.
Where does perisex come from?: From peri- (“about, around, near, surrounding”) + sex, coined as an alternative to dyadic around November 2014 by "Mod H" of the Tumblr blog actuallyintersex.

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