bicon

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See also: bicón

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Blend of bi +‎ icon.

Noun[edit]

bicon (plural bicons)

  1. (informal) An iconic bisexual celebrity or fictional character, or a celebrity or fictional character (including if not bisexual) who is much admired by (and iconic to) bisexual people.
    Coordinate terms: dykon, gay icon
    • 2019 March 15, Emma Lichtenstein, “'Evelyn Hugo' is your next must read”, in The Brandeis Hoot (Brandeis University)[1], page 14:
      Oh yes, Evelyn Hugo is a bisexual icon (a bicon, if you will), who spends most of her time with Monique not focusing on the seven husbands that the book is named for but rather her true "great love," Celia St. James.
    • 2019 October 2, Dana Gerber, “Former journalistic endeavors inspire alum's graphic novel”, in The Berkeley Beacon (Emerson College)[2], page 6:
      [Gaby] Dunn, a self-professed “bicon,” or bisexual icon, also wanted to use this novel as an opportunity to amplify queer representation, which she said popular media often leaves out of the narrative.
    • 2019 November 5, “Why fans think Harry Styles' new album is proof of his bisexuality”, in Cosmopolitan[3]:
      Harry has been somewhat of a bicon (bisexual icon, duh) thanks to his incessant waving of Pride flags on stage, and outright refusal to define his sexuality. Which is obviously, very much his prerogative.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:bicon.

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