aro-allo

adj, noun — 2 senses

aro-allo

adj

UK /ˈæɹ.əʊˈæ.ləʊ/ · US /ˈæɹ.oʊˈæ.loʊ/

Etymology From aro + allo.

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Informal, Neologism Aromantic and allosexual.

  • It was always clear that my beliefs — that an aro-allo woman was independent while an aro-allo man was a fuckboy — were gendered stereotypes I should disavow.2020, Angela Chen, Ace: What Asexuality Reveals About Desire, Society, and the Meaning of Sex, page 130:
  • It seems like aro-allo people often have distinct experiences and face distinct challenges.2020 August 12, Transcendragon (@a_the_orange), Twitter:
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  • Aroallo people are not automatically hypersexual, nor are we predators.2021 October 12, Ian Stobaugh, “Experiences of an aromantic, not asexual”, in The Daily Eastern News, Eastern Illinois University, page 3:

aro-allo

noun

Etymology From aro + allo.

1

Informal, Neologism An aromantic and allosexual person.

  • stop treating aroallos like they're just shitty people for being interested in sex and not romance 2k192019 September 15, press y to honk (@ghostburritos), Twitter:
  • Harmful stereotypes about aroallos is that “they want sex all the time” and they’re “hypersexual” when that’s just not true.2021 October 14, Ace Girl (@acegirleatscake), Twitter:
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  • please start including aroallos more. i see a lot of people assuming all aros are ace, which is frankly untrue and are harmful to both communities. it’s very hard to find aroallos in media too2022 June 1, keris (@keropiji), Twitter:

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