adjective
General Slang
sapphic
· adjective · lesbian
Umbrella term for women and non-binary people attracted to women.
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The broad, inclusive word for attraction between women, and increasingly non-binary people who feel a connection to womanhood, toward women. Covers lesbians, bi women, pan women and more. Preferred when you want a term wider than 'lesbian' but warmer and more identity-rooted than 'WLW'. Named for the poet Sappho.
“It was a whole sapphic summer, every book I read and playlist I made was about women loving women.”
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sapphic In A Sentence
It was a whole sapphic summer, every book I read and playlist I made was about women loving women.
Origin & Usage
From Sappho, the ancient Greek poet of Lesbos whose verse celebrated love between women, the same source that gives us 'lesbian'.
Variants
sapphism
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