BAREBACK

bareback, barebacked

(adjective) riding without a saddle; “a bareback rider”

bareback, barebacked

(adverb) without a saddle; “she prefers to ride her horse bareback”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adverb

bareback (not comparable)

Without a saddle.

(slang) Without a condom.

Synonyms

• condomless

Coordinate terms

• saddleback

Verb

bareback (third-person singular simple present barebacks, present participle barebacking, simple past and past participle barebacked)

(intransitive, slang) To have sex without a condom.

(intransitive, slang) To have, usually male to male, anal sex without a condom.

Source: Wiktionary


Bare"back`, adv.

Definition: On the bare back of a horse, without using a saddle; as, to ride bareback.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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