a-c-d-c

Electricity.

alternating current or direct current.

Also, A.C./D.C., ac/dc, a-c/d-c, a.c.-d.c.

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AC/DC

—*adj*
	informal (of a person) bisexual

[C20: humorous reference to electrical apparatus that is adaptable for alternating current and direct current]

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Word Origin & History

AC/DC

"bisexual," 1959, said to have been in use orally from c.1940, from electronics abbreviation of alternating current/direct current.

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Abbreviations & Acronyms

AC/DC

alternating current/direct current
bisexual

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