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Definition of "homoerotic" []

  • Of or concerning homosexual love and desire. (adjective)
  • Tending to arouse such desire. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "homoerotic" in a sentence
  • "The native North American peoples in these paintings are camping it up so much that the term homoerotic does not do them justice."
  • "Why they ban a gay-friendly ad during a game so outwardly homoerotic is nothing short of capitulation to right-wing interests."
  • "And, no disrespect to Wilt Chamberlain, but it will probably require a cultural shift to erase what Mr. Blackman described as the "homoerotic" connotations of very short shorts on men."
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