Thesaurus:gay man

THESAURUS

gay man

English

Synonyms
  • gayboy (slang, sometimes derogatory)
  • punk (derogatory AAVE)
Hyponyms
Many of these hyponyms are also used generally for any gay person, without concern to their role &c.
  • brownpipe engineer (derogatory UK slang)
  • seme (Japanese fiction)


  • uke (Japanese fiction)



  • fag (pejorative)
  • fruit    [WS] (dated derog. slang)
  • nan (obsolete slang)
  • poofter (UK slang, derog. Austr. slang)
  • queen (slang, sometimes derogatory)
Coordinate terms
  • gay woman    [WS]
Hypernyms
  • homosexual person    [WS]

See also

Further reading

  • homosexual” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.
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