hasbian

noun

hasbian

noun

/ˈhæz.bi.ən/

Etymology Blend of has(-been) + (les)bian.

1

Derogatory, Offensive, Slang, Sometimes A woman who formerly identified as lesbian but now identifies as heterosexual or bisexual.

  • On the Hasbian Phenomenon [article title]1989 June, Patricia Roth Schwartz, “On the Hasbian Phenomenon”, in off our backs, page 11; quoted in Arlene Stein, Sex and Sensibility: Stories of a Lesbian Generation, Berkeley; Los Angeles, Calif.: University of California Press, 1997, page 228, footnote 10
  • Evelyn White reports that in feminist circles, lesbians who have gone straight — apparently all the rage these days — are known as ‘hasbians’.1990 March 12, Herb Caen, “Plenty of Monday”, in The San Francisco Chronicle:
1 more example
  • Say that you’d only just got used to telling your friends your daughter was a lesbian and do not relish having to inform them that she is now a hasbian.1995 November 20, “Dear Dawn”, in The Dominion:
Synonyms
wasbian
Related terms
bi now, gay later

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