English Explanatory Dictionary

Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve

English dictionary entry

Meanings

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

Word forms

Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve

Etymology

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

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