bisexual lighting

English

WOTD – 28 June 2024

Etymology

Bisexual lighting at a dance party in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

From bisexual (adjective) +‎ lighting (noun), referring to the pink, purple, and blue colours of the bisexual flag (also known as the bisexual pride flag).

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /baɪˌsɛkʃʊəl ˈlaɪtɪŋ/, /-ʃ(ʊ)l-/, /-sjʊ(ə)l-/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /baɪˌsɛkʃ(əw)əl ˈlaɪtɪŋ/, [-ɾɪŋ]
  • Audio (General American):(file)
  • Rhymes: -aɪtɪŋ
  • Hyphenation: bi‧sex‧u‧al light‧ing

Noun

bisexual lighting (countable and uncountable, plural bisexual lightings)

  1. (LGBTQ, often art, film, television) The simultaneous use of pink, purple, and blue lighting, often to indicate bisexuality.

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