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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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