Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bareback

/ˈbɛɚbæk/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.75 in modern English

Syllables: bare-back
IPA: /ˈbɛɚbæk/

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Without a saddle.

adj

Without a condom.

Slang

adj

Without a shirt; shirtless.

Dated

adv

Without a saddle.

adv

Without a condom.

Slang

verb

To ride without a saddle.

verb

To have sex (with someone) without using a condom.

Slang

noun

A bird, raised for meat, that lacks feathers, seen as an undesirable trait.

Example Sentences

"bareback riding"
"bareback sex"
"‘Bareback’ bathing for men, heretofore taboo in Atlantic City, broke down the last line of official resistance today and will be allowed this Summer."
"I can ride a horse bareback."
"We had sex bareback."
"Buyers discount many broiler flocks by from one to five cents a pound due to barebacks, but the loss to the industry does not end there. Barebacked broilers slow down the pickers in the dressing plants which results in a loss in labor."

Etymology

From bare + back.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈbɛɚbæk/
British English: /ˈbɛəbæk/

Usage

Slang
Dated

Inflected Forms

barebacks (present, singular) barebacking (participle, present) barebacked (participle, past) barebacked (past) barebacks (plural)

Derived Forms

barebacker barebacking

Frequently Paired Words

saddleback

Synonyms

condomless barebacked

Questions

How do you pronounce bareback?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbɛɚbæk/.
What does bareback mean?: Without a saddle.
Where does bareback come from?: From bare + back.

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