bacha bazi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A pederastic practice in Afghanistan and in historical Turkestan, in which men exploit and enslave adolescent boys for sexual abuse and/or cross-dressing.

Word forms

bacha bazi

Etymology

Persian بچه بازی (literally “boy play”)

Related words

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