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Encyclopedia > List of sexual slurs

The following is a list of sexual slurs that are, or have been, commonly or notably used to refer to members of a given sexual minority, gender, sex, or sexual orientation in a derogatory or pejorative manner. This list is comprised of slurs that have named references. A sexual slur is a term of disparagement used to refer to members of a given sexual minority, gender, sex, or sexual orientation in a derogatory or pejorative manner. ... A sexual minority—the term is most commonly used in the plural, sexual minorities— is a group whose sexual orientation or practices differ from the majority of the surrounding society. ... The word gender describes the state of being male, female, or neither. ... Sexual orientation describes the direction of an individuals sexuality, often in relation to their own sex or gender. ... Look up pejorative in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...


It is not uncommon for minority groups to adopt an originally disparaging term and use it of themselves, as an act of self-assertion. A minority or subordinate group is a sociological group that does not constitute a politically dominant plurality of the total population of a given society. ...

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A

  • aborto - (Spain, Italy, Portugal) literally, "abortion" - a very ugly person.[1]
  • AC/DC - (North America) bisexual; not named after the rock band but used in the "goes both ways" sense, much like the French "marcher à voile et à vapeur", to go by sail and by steam.[2]
  • agfay - A gay man. Pig Latin for fag. Originated in the early 1900s.[3]
  • ambidextrous / ambisexterous - A bisexual man (i.e., a man who likes to copulate with both women and men).[3]
  • angel - (1) a gay male who practices anal sex especially with a boy as the passive partner--a pederast; (2) a passive male receiver in anal sex.[3]
  • arse bandit / arse king - {U.K.} a gay male who has anal sex especially with a boy as the passive partner - a pederast).[3]
  • as camp as a row of tents - (Australian) very gay. Used from the mid-1900s to the present. More emphatically, "as camp as a row of pink tents"[3]

AC/DC are a hard rock band formed in Sydney, Australia in 1973 by brothers Malcolm Young and Angus Young. ... Pig Latin is a language game primarily used in English. ... Pederastic courtship scene Athenian black-figure amphora, 5th c. ... Pederastic courtship scene Athenian black-figure amphora, 5th c. ...

B

  • ballbreaker / ballbuster - (North America) domineering female [4][5][6]
  • ball-juggler - (North America) one who "gargles" on male genitalia specifically the testicles [7]
  • batty boy / batty bwoy / battyman - (Caribbean) a homosexual man [8]
  • bitch - a. spiteful woman, b. lewd woman (OED) c. sometimes applied to men in sense a. (eg: The Bitch Is Back) d. A man who recives anal sex, especially in prison.
  • bollera - (Spain) dyke [1]
  • botter - male homosexual [citation needed]
  • breeder - (U.S.) a heterosexual, a term used by non heterosexuals.[9] [10]
  • brownie - a. a homosexual (1910s on), b. a person penetrated in anal sex (1960s on) [7]

Central America and the Caribbean (detailed pdf map) The Caribbean (Spanish: Caribe; French: Caraïbe; Dutch: Caraïben; Portuguese: Caribe or Caraíbas) is a region of the Americas consisting of the Caribbean Sea, its islands (most of which enclose the sea), and the surrounding coasts. ... The Oxford English Dictionary print set The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is a dictionary published by the Oxford University Press (OUP). ... Caribou is the ninth album by British singer/songwriter Elton John, released in 1974 (see 1974 in music). ... // Events and trends The 1910s represent the culmination of European militarism which had its beginnings during the second half of the 19th Century. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ...

C

  • calientapollas - (Spain) a cock-teaser [from calentar to warm + polla penis][11]
  • carpet-muncher - (North America & British) a lesbian. First used in the late 1900s [3]
  • cazo - (Spain) criminal slang: a pimp.[1]
  • changa - (Latin America) a prostitute. [1]
  • chapero - (Spain) a. a male prostitute, b. a queer [11]
  • cinderella man - a male homosexual.[citation needed]
  • cock-chafer - a female permitting and assuming most intimacies but not the greatest [first used in the 17th century) [12]
  • cock pimp - an assumed - but rarely an actual - husband to a whore [12]
  • cocksucker - person who (qv) engages in fellatio. By extension, a low or worthless person.
  • cola - (Spanish) adjective: gay; someone's bitch. [8] Can also mean "a ride" as in sexual intercourse.
  • crow - a girl or woman, esp. one who is old or ugly; frequently in phrase "old crow" [8]
  • Cunt - Vulva, highly offensive when applied as an epithet to a person. OED [13]

(16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... Oral sex (from Latin os, oris mouth) consists of all the sexual activities that involve the use of the mouth and tongue, to stimulate genitalia. ... Cunt is a vulgarism in English which refers to the human female reproductive system. ... The Oxford English Dictionary print set The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is a dictionary published by the Oxford University Press (OUP). ...

D

  • dog - an unattractive woman or girl. Also occasionally: an unattractive man[8]
  • dutch boy - [late 20th century on] (U.S.) a man - gay or straight - who likes to be around lesbians [8]
  • Dyke - Lesbian. OED [14]
  • Diesel Dyke - (North America) Butch lesbians. The term has been discussed by Daniel Buring in the context of the American South: Diesel dyke was the woman who dressed in men's clothing, boots, even to black leather a lot of times - rompin', stompin' dyke. A diesel duke was typically one who didn't care who knew she was gay and had a very, very feminine woman. [15]

(19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... Dyke or dike is a slang term for a lesbian. ... The Oxford English Dictionary print set The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is a dictionary published by the Oxford University Press (OUP). ...

F

  • Faggot, fag - Homosexual male.
  • faggot master / faggoteer - obsolete: a whore monger [first used ca. 1825][12]
  • faggy - a gay man, especially one who is usually penetrated in anal sex [first used ca. 1965][12]
  • fag hag - a woman who likes the company of gay men. Often used disparagingly in the gay community to refer to unattractive women who seek the company of gay men because of their inability to attract heterosexual partners, or women who want to date or have sex with gay men. [16]
  • fag hole - a mouth or anus if the male is gay [originated ca. 1945][12]
  • fairy - male homosexual (OED)
  • fish - used in a very derogatory sense by gay males to refer to women [17]
  • fudgepacker - a term used for the man who penetrates in anal sex. [18]

Look up faggot in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... The Oxford English Dictionary print set The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is a dictionary published by the Oxford University Press (OUP). ...

G

  • gay - homosexual. Generally used for males, but can be gender neutral. Often (c. 2000) used as a synonym for lame or ineffectual.
  • gook lover - A person with a fetish for Asians or people of Asian decent.[citation needed]

For other uses, see Gay (disambiguation). ...

H

  • homo - homosexual.

Look up homo in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ...

K

  • knob jockey - Used for both sexes. Someone who rides upon a man's penis.[citation needed]

M

  • Minger - (British) Remarkably ugly person of the opposite sex, especially with regard to women.[19]
  • Munter - (British)(colloq.) Alternative for 'Minger'.[20]

O

  • Oklahomo-(U.S.) A gay male. Used to describe homosexuals who embrace a cowboy or Southwestern lifestyle or dress.[citation needed]
  • one - (U.S.) A gay male. Used from the 1930s to the 1960s.[7]
  • one of those - (U.S.) A gay male. Coined in the late 19th century.[7]
  • one way - (U.S.) A straight person. Used in the gay community in the 1960s.[7]

To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The term southwest, when used by itself, can refer to: Southwest, the ordinal direction halfway between south and west, the opposite of northeast The Southwest United States Southwest Airlines The Southwest Biosphere Reserve in Australia; see List of Biosphere Reserves in Australia Southwest England, principally the counties of Dorset, Somerset... This article or section is missing references or citation of sources. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. ...

P

  • pansy - male homosexual (Gore Vidal, The City and the Pillar)
  • pillow-biter - a homosexual; one who is anally penetrated.[21]
  • poofter / pooftah / poufter / pufter a homosexual; an effeminate man.[22]
  • poof rag - a towel or cloth of any variety that is used to wipe the penis of a male homosexual after anal sex.[citation needed]

Q

  • Queen - male homosexual (OED). Gore Vidal, in his 1948 novel The City and The Pillar writes, "The words "fairy" and "pansy" were considered to be in bad taste. It was fashionable to say that a person was "gay". A person who was quite effeminate, like Rolloson, was called a "queen". [23]
  • Queer - slang for a homosexual.

Gore Vidal, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1948 Eugene Luther Gore Vidal (born October 3, 1925), known as Gore Vidal, is a prolific and versatile American writer of novels, stage plays, screenplays, and essays and has been a public and often controversial figure on both the American literary and political... Queer has traditionally meant strange or unusual rare , but is currently often used in reference to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, and paraphilic communities. ...

R

  • Rug muncher - A lesbian. [24]

S

  • sheepshagger / sheep shagger - (Welsh / Australia / N.Z.) a man who engages in or is said to engage in sexual intercourse with sheep [military slang first used in the 1950s] Originally what Welsh/Scottish/Albertan/New Zealander people "allegedly" spend their spare time doing(UK)[8]
  • shirtlifter - active homosexual.[25]
  • skank - a person (esp. a woman) regarded as unattractive, sleazy, sexually promiscuous, or immoral [originally U.S.][8]
  • slut - slovenly or sexually promiscuous woman (OED)
  • sperm burper - a gay man, usually one who performs fellatio (first used in the 1990s).[7]
  • streetwalker - a prostitute [26]
  • switch hitter - A bisexual (adapted from baseball terminology for a player who bats both right- or left-handed; late 20th century). At most this is mildly pejorative. [27]
  • sword swallower - someone - male or female - who deepthroats penises (originally Australian, 19th century)[7]

The Oxford English Dictionary print set The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) is a dictionary published by the Oxford University Press (OUP). ... During his investigation into United States President Richard Nixons involvement in Watergate, reporter Bob Woodward was supplied with leaked information by an informer he dubbed Deep Throat. He was an important source for Woodward and Carl Bernstein, who together wrote a series of articles about Watergate in the Washington... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ...

T

  • tabby - an old woman. first used in the late 18th century [7]
  • tearoom queen - a gay male who specializes in having sex in public restrooms[3]
  • teaser - a sexually loose female[3]
  • teeny weeny - (U.S.) a male with a small penis. First used in the mid-1950s[3]
  • tender parnel - a DeSouza prostitute who works in a brothel. Used from the late 1600s to the 1800s[7]
  • ten o'clock girl - a London prostitute [1930s-1950s. From the time convicts had to surrender their bail to a magistrate][7]
  • terry toon - (Australia) a pimp who lives off of a prostitute. First used in the 1970s[7]
  • thais - a prostitute. used in the 19th century[7]
  • that way - homosexual[3]
  • thespian - (U.K.) a lesbian[3]
  • third-legger - (African Americans) a promiscuous woman. (first used in the 1980s)[7]
  • three-dollar bill - (U.S.) a homosexual. (From "queer as a three-dollar bill". Queer used to mean "fake" from the 17th century to the 19th century)[3]
  • three-legged beaver - (U.S.) A gay male. In citizens band radio slang, a woman is a beaver. The third leg is the penis. [3]
  • three-letter man - (U.S.) A gay male. From FAG. [3] Not to be confused with a five-letter woman, a bitch. [3]
  • three-way girl - (U.S.) a woman who practices orthogenital copulation, anal sex, and oral sex. Used from the early 18th century to the present.[3]
  • tickle-tail - (British) a lewd woman[3]
  • tickle-your-fancy - (British) a gay male[3]
  • tosser/tosspot - (British) primarily an insult suggesting the person on the receiving end masturbates. Synonyms include wanker and jerk (US). [28]

(17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... African Americans, also known as Afro-Americans or black Americans, are an ethnic group in the United States of America whose ancestors, usually in predominant part, were indigenous to Sub-Saharan and West Africa. ... (16th century - 17th century - 18th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 17th century was that century which lasted from 1601-1700. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... Citizens band radio (CB) is, in the United States, a system of short distance radio communication between individuals on a selection of 40 channels within the single 27 MHz (11 meter) band. ... Coition of a Hemisected Man and Woman (c. ... Oral sex (from Latin os, oris mouth) consists of all the sexual activities that involve the use of the mouth and tongue, to stimulate genitalia. ... (17th century - 18th century - 19th century - more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 18th century refers to the century that lasted from 1701 through 1800. ...

References

  1. ^ a b c d Michael Mahler Dictionary of Spanish Slang and Colloquial Expressions (2000)
  2. ^ Philip H. Herbst, Wimmin, Wimps & Wallflowers: An Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Gender and Sexual Orientation Bias in the United States, Intercultural Press: 2001, pg. 1.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Richard A. Spears, Slang and Euphemism, (2001)
  4. ^ "you were a strident ball-buster if you were a woman who was sexually self-defined, who said what she wanted and sought her own partners, who perhaps was not heterosexual." Amber L Hollibaugh, My Dangerous Desires: a Queer Girl Dreaming her Way Home, Duke University Press: 2000, p. 121.
  5. ^ John Bassett McCleary, The Hippie Dictionary: A Cultural Encyclopedia of the 1960s and 1970s, Ten Speed Press: 2004, p. 37.
  6. ^ Jacinta Pollard and Laura Sorbello", Whore To Madonna And Back: The Challenge Of Being A Female Therapist In A Male Prison", Paper presented at the Women in Corrections: Staff and Clients Conference, Australian Institute of Criminology in conjunction with the Department for Correctional Services, Adelaide, 31 October – 1 November 2000, pg 6. Online version - PDF file.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m
  8. ^ a b c d e f g John A. Simpson and Edmund S.C. Weiner, eds. "batty", The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed. (1989)
  9. ^ Catherine Bennett. "Hey presto, it's a fertility timebomb", The Guardian, 2005-06-23.
  10. ^ Adrienne P. Samuels. "A new intolerance visits Provincetown: Police say gays accused of slurs", Boston Globe, July 14, 2006.
  11. ^ a b Collins Spanish Dictionary, (Harper Collins: 2003) p.162.
  12. ^ a b c d e Eric Partridge, A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, (2002) p. 233.
  13. ^ Online Etymmology Dictionary. Cunt. Retrieved on 2006-08-02.
  14. ^ Online Etymmology Dictionary. Dyke. Retrieved on 2006-07-04.
  15. ^ Daniel Buring, "Softball and Alcohol: The Limits of Lesbian Community in Memphis from the 1940s through the 1960s" in John Howard editor, Carryin' on in the Lesbian and Gay South, NYU Press: 1997, pg. 208.
  16. ^ Dawne Moon. "Insult and Inclusion: The term fag hag and gay male 'community'." Social Forces 74 (2), 1995:487-510.
  17. ^ Mark Gevisser & Edwin Cameron, Editors, Defiant Desire: Gay and Lesbian Lives in South Africa, Routledge: 1995, pg. 315.
  18. ^ Hywel Williams. "It's a gay thing", The Guardian, 2001-01-27.
  19. ^ minger. Oxford English Dictionary, Draft Entry. Oxford University Press (June 2006). Retrieved on 2006-07-05.
  20. ^ Clown Show; and Pigs. The Guardian. Retrieved on 2006-07-14.
  21. ^ Andrew Rawnsley. "It's not the drink or the sex, it's the fibs that'll do for the Libs", The Observer, 2006-01-29.
  22. ^ Sidney J. Baker A popular dictionary of Australian slang (1941)
  23. ^ Gore Vidal, The City and The Pillar, 1948
  24. ^ Zoe Williams. "The lady and the vamp", The Guardian, 2001-09-17.
  25. ^ Stephen Bayley. "Me... gay? No, but I'm in the pink", The Guardian, 2005-07-31.
  26. ^ streetwalker. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company (2000). Retrieved on 2006-07-05.
  27. ^ switch hitter. The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company (2000). Retrieved on 2006-07-05.
  28. ^ Karen Stollznow, 2004, Whinger! Wowser! Wanker! Aussie English: Deprecatory language and the Australian ethos. In Christo Moskovsky (ed), Proceedings of the 2003 Conference of the Australian Linguistic Society. pg. 8 - Online pdf version.

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