"bug-chasing" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: bugchasing [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} bug-chasing (uncountable)
  1. (slang) The practice of engaging in anal sex with the deliberate intention of contracting HIV. Tags: slang, uncountable
    Sense id: en-bug-chasing-en-noun-0cjJ4ukt Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, HIV/AIDS Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52 Disambiguation of HIV/AIDS: 78 22
  2. (by extension) The practice of trying to deliberately catch sexually transmitted diseases, usually through sex but sometimes through other methods as well. Tags: broadly, uncountable
    Sense id: en-bug-chasing-en-noun-s2OBgTKP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 47 53 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: bug-chaser, barebacking, charge up, poz

Alternative forms

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