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Made of all sorts of things. Also: Indiscriminate. Having many sexual partners.

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  • The meme that "gays are incredibly promiscuous" is a favorite of religious right spokespeople.
  • She looked none too pleased when she was basically described as a promiscuous 14-year-old.
  • As it is, it reads like liberals actually want to teach people to be promiscuous, which isn't true.
  • I certainly did when I was young, beautiful and promiscuous, which is why I'm glad I got it out of my system.
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  • This was the final winning word in the 1937 National Spelling Bee.
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