party and play

1. uncountablelifestyleUninhibited, high-risk sexual activity accompanied by the use of recreational drugs.

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   Consider Steve, a 32-year-old Latino, someone interviewed as part of a larger study in Long Beach, CA, as he discusses his predilection toward identifying himself as HIV positive in party and play (drug and sex) situations (situations he sees as the essential core of gay cultural life in Long Beach).

   2009, Vincent J. Del Casino Jr., “Living with and Experiencing Disease”, in Tim Brown, Sara McLafferty, Graham Moon, editors, A Companion to Health and Medical Geography, →DOI, →ISBN, page 198

   Synonyms: chemsex, PNP

present singular third person parties and plays · participle present partying and playing · participle past partied and played · past partied and played

1. intransitiveTo engage in such activity.

   Drugs, raw sex, sex parties, meth, HIV, herpes, hepatitis, open relationships, Partying and Playing. . . . R U Looking?

   2013, Selrach Smith, R U Looking?: A Guide to Navigating Gay Dating, page 38

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   And they must manage this in a gay culture founded on the liberation of sexuality, on partying and playing, but which now faces an a resurgent HIV epidemic caused by crystal meth-fueled sex […]

   2008, American Anthropological Association, Abstracts of the Annual Meeting, volume 107, page 294