Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

party and play

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.24 in modern English

Syllables: par-ty and -play
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Uninhibited, high-risk sexual activity accompanied by the use of recreational drugs.

Uncountable

verb

To engage in such activity.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

"Consider Steve, a 32-year-old Latino, someone interviewed as part of a larger study in Long Beach, CA, as he discusses his predilection toward identifying himself as HIV positive in party and play (drug and sex) situations (situations he sees as the essential core of gay cultural life in Long Beach)."
"And they must manage this in a gay culture founded on the liberation of sexuality, on partying and playing, but which now faces an a resurgent HIV epidemic caused by crystal meth-fueled sex […]"
"Drugs, raw sex, sex parties, meth, HIV, herpes, hepatitis, open relationships, Partying and Playing. . . . R U Looking?"

Usage

Inflected Forms

parties and plays (present, singular) partying and playing (participle, present) partied and played (participle, past) partied and played (past)

Synonyms

chemsex PNP

Questions

What does party and play mean?: Uninhibited, high-risk sexual activity accompanied by the use of recreational drugs.

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