Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

adam and eve, not adam and steve

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.92 in modern English

Syllables: adam and eve, not adam and steve
IPA

39

Scrabble Score

25

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

phrase

A phrase indicating the notion that only heterosexual relations are valid.

Derogatory; Offensive

Example Sentences

"BIBLICAL fundamentalists often dismiss gay people by claiming that "God made Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve." This remark is probably the full extent of fundamentalist repartee. About three years ago, I decided to take these hard-hearted folks at their words: What if God did make Adam and Steve, and the first lesbians as well, Jane and Mabel?"

Etymology

From the Abrahamic Adam and Eve narrative, with Steve, a male name, chosen for the rhyme. Popularized by televangelist Jerry Falwell in the late 1970s United States.

Usage

Questions

What does adam and eve, not adam and steve mean?: A phrase indicating the notion that only heterosexual relations are valid.
Where does adam and eve, not adam and steve come from?: From the Abrahamic Adam and Eve narrative, with Steve, a male name, chosen for the rhyme. Popularized by televangelist Jerry Falwell in the late 1970s United States.

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