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bareback

adj, adv, verb and 1 more — 8 senses

bareback

adj

UK /ˈbɛəbæk/ · US /ˈbɛɚbæk/

Etymology From bare + back.

1

Without a saddle.

  • bareback riding
2

Lifestyle, Sex, Sexuality Slang Without a condom.

  • bareback sex
3

Dated Without a shirt; shirtless.

  • ‘Bareback’ bathing for men, heretofore taboo in Atlantic City, broke down the last line of official resistance today and will be allowed this Summer.1937 March 30, Bareback Bathing Ban Off, The New York Times:

bareback

adv

Etymology From bare + back.

1

Without a saddle.

  • I can ride a horse bareback.
2

Slang Without a condom.

  • We had sex bareback.
Synonyms
condomless
Coordinate terms
saddleback

bareback

verb

Etymology From bare + back.

1

Equestrianism, Hobbies, Horses, Lifestyle, Pets, Sports Ambitransitive To ride without a saddle.

2

Lifestyle, Sex, Sexuality Ambitransitive, Slang To have sex (with someone) without using a condom.

Derived terms
barebacker, barebacking

bareback

noun

Etymology From bare + back.

1

A bird, raised for meat, that lacks feathers, seen as an undesirable trait.

  • Buyers discount many broiler flocks by from one to five cents a pound due to barebacks, but the loss to the industry does not end there. Barebacked broilers slow down the pickers in the dressing plants which results in a loss in labor.1950, Poultry Digest, volume 9, page 91:

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