"flexisexual" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From flexi- + -sexual. Etymology templates: {{confix|en|flexi|sexual}} flexi- + -sexual Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} flexisexual (not comparable)
  1. (of a person) Having a fluid sexual orientation or pattern of sexual expression. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Sexual orientations Related terms: bicurious, heteroflexible, homoflexible
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