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The Most Popular LGBTQ+ Terms in Every State &#; Gay Slang Glossary
Published on: 3/10/23
Periodt. Werk. Queen. While these terms were once used exclusively by LGBTQ+ people as a way to converse in public without outing — or endangering themselves — shows like RuPaul&#;s Drag Race (which is in its 15th season and running) are bringing LGBTQ+ vernacular into the spotlight. So much so, that even phrases like “yas, queen” and “slay” are making their way into the mainstream. With more and more people outside of the LGBTQ+ community adopting this gay slang, it’s worth mentioning where it all began — come in drag queens of tint. Many of the trendy terms we use today are thanks to the world of drag, which originated in Harlem, New York, at a time when drag queens slayed the runaway in spaces predominantly made up of African Americans.
So whether you self-identify as a “cub” (a younger looking “bear” a.k.a. someone who is formidable, hairy, and lumberjack-esque) or a “lipstick lesbian” (an ultra-feminine lesbian), the team here at Future Tactic wanted to open our LGBTQ+ glossary up to
The Guysexual’s Urban Dictionary for Gay Slang
What’s the shelf existence of a clearance sale shirt? What’s the expiry go out on a Grindr hookup? Do potatoes count as carbs? If you experience like a potato, are you a carb? Do you need to boot your junk nourishment habits out on the curb (no pun intended)? Are moccasins better than brogues? More importantly, what is a brogue?
When you are gay man, you’ll always be packed of questions (when you are not full of self-doubt, that is) — but this is , and some questions, while basic, — will always be more key than the others.
Take a few of these as an example.
Don’t know whether you are a top or a bottom? Do you feel it’s rude (and very inappropriate) when someone asks you whether you are a slave? Have you always wondered why your friends laughed at you when you said you lovedvanilla? Are you surprised that people could be that into otters? More importantly, what is an otter?
It’s , and it’s time for you to earn with the times. Whether you are an out-and-proud male lover man or an in-the-closet newbie, your dictionary of homosexual slan
LGBTQIA+ Slurs and Slang
bog queen
Synonyms: Bathsheba (composition between bathroom and Sheba to design a name reminiscent of the Queen of Sheba), Ghost (50s, ghost, because they wander the corridors of the bathroom).
Polari: The Lost Language of Gay Men
What is Polari?
Polari is a more recent spelling. In the past, it was also known as Palari, Palare, Parlaree or a variety of similar spellings. It is mainly a lexicon, derived from a variety of sources. Some of the most common comprise rhyming slang, backslang (saying a word as if it's spelt backwards), Italian, Occitan, French, Lingua Franca, American airforce slang, drug-user slang, Parlyaree (an older form of slang used by tinkers, beggars and travelling players) and Cant (an even older shape of slang used by criminals). Polari can be classed as a language variety, a sociolect, or an anti-language.
While it was mainly used as a lexicon, some of the more adept speakers were so nice at it, that it resembled a language, with its own grammatical rules, distinct to English. In , Cambridge University labelled Polari as an "endangered language".
Who used it?
Mainly gay men, although also lesbians, female impersonators, theatre people, prostitutes and sea-queens (gay men in the merchant navy). It was not limited to gay men, however.