sodomy

noun [U]

/ˈsɒd.ə.mi/

/ˈsɑː.də-/ formal or legal

Definition

› the sexual act of putting the penis into another person's anusSexual intercourse sodomite

/-maɪt/ noun [C] old use sodomize (UK usually sodomise)

/-maɪz/ verb [T]

(Definition of sodomy noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

to refuse to accept something or someone because you feel that they are not worth having

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