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pathic

/ˈpæθɪk/ UK

Rhymes with -æθɪk

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From Latin pathicus, from Ancient Greek παθικός (pathikós), from πάθος (páthos, “suffering, feeling”), from πάσχω (páskhō, “to feel, to suffer”).

noun pathics

literary Synonym of bottom: a passive usually-male partner in homosexual anal intercourse. In England the vices in fashion are whoring & drinking, in Turkey, Sodomy & smoking, we prefer a girl and a bottle, they a pipe and pathic.
Similar: bottom

adjective more pathic · most pathic

Passive; suffering.
Relating to disease.

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@misc{pathic_2026,
  title = {pathic},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pathic},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}