party and play

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party and play

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  1. uncountable Uninhibited, high-risk sexual activity accompanied by the use of recreational drugs. Consider Steve, a 32-year-old Latino, someone interviewed as part of a larger study in Long Beach, CA, as he discusses his predilection toward identifying himself as HIV positive in party and play (drug and sex) situations (situations he sees as the essential core of gay cultural life in Long Beach)

    Similar: chemsex, PNP

verb parties and plays · partying and playing · partied and played

  1. intransitive To engage in such activity. And they must manage this in a gay culture founded on the liberation of sexuality, on partying and playing, but which now faces an a resurgent HIV epidemic caused by crystal meth-fueled sex […]

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@misc{party_and_play_2026,
  title = {party and play},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/party%20and%20play},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}