pomosexual

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pomosexual

(ˌpəʊməʊˈsɛksjʊəl)

adj

(Sociology) of or relating to a person who does not wish his or her sexuality to be put into a conventional category

(Sociology) such a person

[C20: from pomo + (homo)sexual]

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