acey-deucey:

Orthographic variant of AC-DC , bisexual or bisexuality . This modern coinage derives from comparing sexual current, alternating between homosexuality and heterosexuality , to the initials for the two types electricity: alternating current (AC) and direct current (DC).

Quote: Susan (Rosalind Russell) and Jerome (Jerome Courtland) in A Woman of Distinction (1950):
-- Susan: ' What sort of razor do you plan to use? '
-- Jerome: ' Electric .'
-- Susan: ' Oh? Are you... are you AC or... DC? '

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