Gay people names

The content of the Chew glossary can be distressing - there gay people names many words documented here that are offensive. Please take care when using the glossary. This section contains many abhorrent and harmful terms, as well as reclaimed slurs and community slang. For historical preth Century terms, see 3.

Synonyms: Bathsheba composition between bathroom and Sheba to create a name reminiscent of the Queen of ShebaGhost 50s, ghost, because they wander the corridors of the bathroom. Should not be confused with the game of the same name, which involves throwing beanbags into a hole in a wooden platform.

Only use these terms if someone self-describes in this way, and enclose in quotation marks to indicate this. Emily St. James, Vox [4]. Not to be confused with other meanings: "Fag" is also British English slang for a cigarette. Widely used in this way in the UK, inoffensive. Now mostly obsolete.

There is speculation that the term came to be a slur due to this association with immorality and punishment, but there is no consensus on its origins. Inoffensive in this context, though rare. If used in these alternative contexts, consider including further explanation or quotation marks in description, to make this clear.

Mostly appeared originally in s-onwards in informal dictionaries of slang, which were not always reliable. Cannot corroborate from other sources.

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Associates gay men gay people names misogynistic ideas of femininity; implies weakness, unthreateneaning appearance, cowardliness. Offensive, often used as an intentional slur. There are many variations of this term used for queer people across the 20th century and across different regions, inlcuding bowl of fruit, fruitcake, fruit-eater, fruitloop, and fruit-picker.

More often used as a now widely recognised term of affection between gay men, though more likely as a friendly term than as a romantic one. All are offensive and should not be reproduced in description unless necessary. See 3. Green's Dictionary of Slang [8]. All of these terms are offensive and should never be replicated unless a necessary part of a title or other identifier, in which case enclose in quotation marks to indicate this.

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