bacha bazi

noun

A pederastic practice in Afghanistan and in historical Turkestan, in which men exploit and enslave adolescent boys for sexual abuse and/or cross-dressing.

OriginPersian بچه بازی →
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Meanings

nounbacha bazi (uncountable)
  1. uncountableA pederastic practice in Afghanistan and in historical Turkestan, in which men exploit and enslave adolescent boys for sexual abuse and/or cross-dressing.

Origin

  1. Persianبچه بازی
  2. Englishbacha bazi

Persian بچه بازی (literally “boy play”)

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