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between gay men. Also: of, relating to, or associated with homosexual people. Cf. that way inclined at sense A.II.13b.

  • that way inclineda1960–

    figurative indicating the content or nature of a person's opinions, preferences, talents, etc., or the direction of a course of events or likely…

  • ginger1965–

    slang (frequently derogatory and offensive).

    Cf. sense A.1c and urning, n. Now chiefly historical.

  • intersexualc1910

    A homosexual person, characterized as having psychological or emotional characteristics of the opposite sex. Originally U.S. A homosexual person. Chiefly Australian and New Zealand in later use.

    men; designating a person (esp. Cf. lavender, n.² & adj.additions.

  • fudge packing1981–

    slang (offensive). Cf. Uranian, adj.¹ A.1c, uranism, n.

  • invert1892–

    Chiefly Psychology and Psychoanalysis in early use.

    derogatory and offensive. (originally) bikers and (in later use) homosexual people, and to their…

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  • 1.b.

    1891–

    Characterized by sexual or romantic attraction to, or sexual activity with, people of the same sex; involving or relating to same-sex desire or sexual activity.

    1. 1891

      The author endeavoured to..frame a general theory regarding the origin and prevalence of passions.

      J.

      Of a person: homosexual. G. Chaddock, translation of R. von Krafft-Ebing, Psychopathia Sexualisiii. Garnets et al. 179

    2. 1974

      Are you now or have you been at any time a practising ?

      D. Many aren't mincing effeminates, either.

      J. Cf. intersex, n. B.1.

      Obsolete. offensive and chiefly derogatory. Now rare…

    3. homo1923–

      colloquial (often derogatory). 1892 at sense A.1b).

      Later uses with specific reference to male homosexuality are probably influenced by folk-etymological association of the first element with classical Latinhomo human being, person, in post-classical Latin also ‘adult male human being’ (see homon.1 and compare the discussion at mann.1).

        1. 1.a.

          1891–

          Sexually or romantically attracted to, or engaging in sexual activity with, people of one's own sex.

          Both as an adjective and a noun, homosexual was for much of the first half of the 20th cent.

          Weak, timid, unmanly, ‘sissyish’. adj. Esp. with reference to gay men: engaging in anal sex; of, relating to, or characterized by anal sex…

        2. leather1990–

          Applied attributively to people who frequently wear leather clothing, esp. This may result in inaccuracies.

          gay definition oxford

          Rosen & I. Gregory, Abnormal Psychology xviii. Frequently derogatory and offensive…

        3. homoerotic1915–

          Of a person: having sexual or romantic attraction to, or engaging in sexual activity with, people of one's own sex; homosexual. The corpus is mainly compiled from online news sources, and covers all major varieties of World English.