trysexual

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

try +‎ -sexual

Adjective[edit]

trysexual (not comparable)

  1. Open to or interested in sexual experimentation, especially with different genders.
    • 1985 August 17, Victor Furman, “Personal Advertisement”, in Gay Community News, volume 13, number 6, page 14:
      I'm 34 and I'm "trysexual". My nickname is 'Wolfman' because I used tolive witha [sic] mountain lion and a gray shewolf. When I get out [of prison] I'd love to live with a whole house of gay men and lesbians to have sex games with.

Noun[edit]

trysexual (plural trysexuals)

  1. One who is open to or interested in sexual experimentation, especially with different genders.
    • 2000 June 25, Jenny Bicks, “Boy, Girl, Boy, Girl”, in Sex and the City, season 3, episode 4, spoken by Samantha:
      I'm a "try-sexual". I'll try anything once.