AC/DC

Swings both ways

AC/DC refers to alternating current and direct current, the two types of electrical power.

The term extends to devices that can run on either: an AC/DC adapter.

In slang, AC/DC describes someone who is bisexual—attracted to both sexes: He's AC/DC.

The usage plays on the electrical metaphor of going both ways.

band

rock

Solid earthen material

Angus Young · guitar · thunderstruck · Australian · album · tour · concert · riff · power chord · schoolboy

bisexual

bisexual

Attracted to multiple genders

swing · orientation · attraction · preference · fluid · spectrum · queer · dating · identity

electrical

current

Directed flow of charge

power supply · adapter · voltage · inverter · rectifier · transformer · electricity · circuit · wiring · outlet

Categories
Opposites
sexual orientation

AC/DCstraight

Not curved or crooked

heterosexual · gay · lesbian · monosexual · homosexual

electrical current type

AC/DCdirect current

Unidirectional electrical flow

alternating current · single-phase

musical genre and style

AC/DCsoft rock

Low-durability sedimentary formation

easy listening · smooth jazz · Enya · Barry Manilow · Kenny G

Family

DC, AC

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG