ac dc

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

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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
 
—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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AC-DC definition


and AC/DC
  1. mod.
    bisexual. (Older. Initialism.) : I didn't realize at first that we were in an AC-DC bar! , He was reported to be “AC/DC” by a member of the press.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
AC/DC

  1. alternating current/direct current

  2. bisexual

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