Etymology

Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve

Today it means: A phrase indicating the notion that only heterosexual relations are valid. Full definition →

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The story

From the Abrahamic Adam and Eve narrative, with Steve, a male name, chosen for the rhyme. Popularized by televangelist Jerry Falwell in the late 1970s United States.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.