house in Virginia

English

Etymology

The phrase has the same initials as the name of the virus.

Noun

house in Virginia

1. (euphemistic) HIV, the human immunodeficiency virus that causes AIDS.
   • 2010, Badilisho, “Well It’s Official... Er’body Can Get Married In D.C.” In Mighty Real: An Anthology of African American Same Gender Loving Writing, ed. R. Bryant Smith and Darius Omar Williams, Lulu.com, →ISBN, p. 399:

     That other crowd, which is the crowd made up of members of our own same-gender loving community saying, “Girl, Miss Thing losing too much weight. She must have a House In Virginia!”

   • 2012, Dream Jordan, Bad Boy, Macmillan, →ISBN, page 115:

     Charles suddenly grew very serious. He paused, and then spoke. “Well... how can I put this... Naleejah has a House In Virginia.”

   • 2013, M. K. Asante, Buck: A Memoir, Random House Publishing Group, →ISBN, page 115:

     “Looks ain’t everything—like a bad bitch could have that house in Virginia, you never know,” says Scoop.