leathersex

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noun

The sexual practices associated with leathermen.

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Meanings

nounleathersex (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe sexual practices associated with leathermen.

    Leathersex and leathermen had become easy targets for AIDS blame.

    1998, James Brook, Chris Carlsson, Nancy Joyce Peters, Reclaiming San Francisco: history, politics, culture
    2 more examples

    The subculture of leathersex, bears, and the vast working-class gay population intersect in the assertion of an openly working-class homosexual ethic […]

    2001, Les K. Wright, The Bear Book II

    Until now, we and those seriously curious about us and even our enemies, have had no one place to go to find out the truth about leather and leathersex […]

    2004, Robert B. Marks Ridinger, Speaking for our lives

Origin

From leather + sex.

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APA

leathersex. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leathersex

MLA

“leathersex.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leathersex. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leathersex,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leathersex.

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