PATHIC

Etymology

Noun

pathic (plural pathics)

(now literary) synonym of bottom: a passive male partner in homosexual anal intercourse.

Adjective

pathic (comparative more pathic, superlative most pathic)

Passive; suffering.

Relating to disease.

Anagrams

• haptic, phatic

Source: Wiktionary


Path"ic, n. Etym: [L. pathicus, Gr.

Definition: A male who submits to the crime against nature; a catamite. [R.] B. Jonson.

Path"ic, a. Etym: [Gr.

Definition: Passive; suffering.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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