"lesbianate" meaning in English

See lesbianate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: lesbianates [present, singular, third-person], lesbianating [participle, present], lesbianated [participle, past], lesbianated [past]
Etymology: From lesbian + -ate. Apparently coined in 1967 by Governor of Gibraltar Gerald Lathbury as a nonce word to rhyme with fifty-eight in a poem regarding the breeding of Barbary macaques in Gibraltar. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|lesbian|-ate}} lesbian + -ate Head templates: {{en-verb}} lesbianate (third-person singular simple present lesbianates, present participle lesbianating, simple past and past participle lesbianated)
  1. (rare) To engage in lesbian sex. Wikipedia link: Barbary macaques in Gibraltar, Gerald Lathbury, Governor of Gibraltar Tags: rare

Inflected forms

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