aro-allo

UK/ˈæɹ.əʊˈæ.ləʊ/US/ˈæɹ.oʊˈæ.loʊ/

adjective

Aromantic and allosexual.

Meanings

adjectivearo-allo (comparative more aro-allo, superlative most aro-allo)

comparative more aro-allo · superlative most aro-allo · alternative aroallo

  1. informalneologismAromantic and allosexual.

    Aroallo people are not automatically hypersexual, nor are we predators.

    2021 October 12, Ian Stobaugh, “Experiences of an aromantic, not asexual”, in The Daily Eastern News, Eastern Illinois University, page 3
    2 more examples

    It was always clear that my beliefs — that an aro-allo woman was independent while an aro-allo man was a fuckboy — were gendered stereotypes I should disavow.

    2020, Angela Chen, Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex, page 130

    It seems like aro-allo people often have distinct experiences and face distinct challenges.

    2020 August 12, Transcendragon (@a_the_orange), Twitter
nounaro-allo (plural aro-allos)

plural aro-allos · alternative aroallo

  1. informalneologismAn aromantic and allosexual person.

    stop treating aroallos like they're just shitty people for being interested in sex and not romance 2k19

    2019 September 15, press y to honk (@ghostburritos), Twitter
    2 more examples

    Harmful stereotypes about aroallos is that “they want sex all the time” and they’re “hypersexual” when that’s just not true.

    2021 October 14, Ace Girl (@acegirleatscake), Twitter

    please start including aroallos more. i see a lot of people assuming all aros are ace, which is frankly untrue and are harmful to both communities. it’s very hard to find aroallos in media too

    2022 June 1, keris (@keropiji), Twitter

Origin

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APA

aro-allo. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aro-allo

MLA

“aro-allo.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aro-allo. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aro-allo,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aro-allo.

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