English

Noun

house in Virginia ‎(uncountable)

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 9780557780686, 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 9781429926898, p. 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 9780679645450, p. 115:

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