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AC/DC

[ey-see-dee-see]
–adjective Slang.
sexually responsive to both men and women; bisexual.

Origin:
1940–45, for an earlier sense; 1960–65 for this use

AC/DC

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   (ā'sē-dē'sē)   
adj.   Slang
Having a bisexual orientation.

[From the likening of a bisexual person to an appliance that works on either alternating or direct current.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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AC/DC
  1. alternating current/direct current

  2. bisexual

The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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