free-mix

English

Alternative forms

• freemix

Etymology

free +‎ mix

Verb

free-mix (third-person singular simple present free-mixes, present participle free-mixing, simple past and past participle free-mixed)

1. (intransitive) To mingle and socialize with members of the opposite sex.
   • 1999, Abdul Ghaffar Hasan, The Rights & Duties Of Women In Islam:

     Free-mixing between the sexes is forbidden, men and women are advised to marry at a young age so that they can fulfill their desires lawfully, and all are told to "lower their gazes" in public so that the eye may not be used as an instrument of Satan.

   • 2011, Yaakov Lappin, Virtual Caliphate: Exposing the Islamist State on the Internet, →ISBN:

     “They have full 'respect' for nightclubs, nudism, alcohol, pornography, homosexuality, fornication, adultery, interest, free-mixing, music, gambling and freedom to insult the sharia under the pretext of freedom of speech,” the message continued.

   • 2016, Anabel Inge, The Making of a Salafi Muslim Woman: Paths to Conversion:

     You're not going to say it's permissible to free-mix, but this is the society in which you live, so there's bound to be a level of free-mixing— though some of it is needless.

   • 2016, Russell Grigg, Big Ideas in Education: What Every Teacher Should Know:

     However, school leaders had not taken decisive action following reports from the police in 2013/2014 about extremist views, including one posting stating that any sixth-form students who attended a 'leavers' party' and engaged in 'free-mixing' or 'listening to music' would face 'severe consequences later'.