pseudoheterosexual

English

Etymology

From pseudo- +‎ heterosexual.

Adjective

pseudoheterosexual (comparative more pseudoheterosexual, superlative most pseudoheterosexual)

1. Something which appears to be heterosexual but is in fact homosexual in nature.
   • 2004, Heather Hendershot, editor, Nickelodeon Nation, pages 202–203:

     Squidward twice has pseudoheterosexual moments. Once, he delightedly exclaims, "I've got a date with a lovely lady tonight, and her name is clarinet!"

   • 1979, Medical Aspects of Human Sexuality:

     Teenagers are sexually active only in a "pseudoheterosexual way."

Related terms

• pseudoheterosexuality