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PEDERASTY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does pederasty mean?
• PEDERASTY (noun)
The noun PEDERASTY has 1 sense:
1. sexual relations between a man and a boy (usually anal intercourse with the boy as a passive partner)
Familiarity information: PEDERASTY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Sexual relations between a man and a boy (usually anal intercourse with the boy as a passive partner)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Synonyms:
paederasty; pederasty
Hypernyms ("pederasty" is a kind of...):
paraphilia (abnormal sexual activity)
gayness; homoeroticism; homosexualism; homosexuality; queerness (a sexual attraction to (or sexual relations with) persons of the same sex)
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