Gay Slang, Jargon, and New Words from Double-Tongued Dictionary

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A-she-ville n. In Asheville, that’s a problem. Straight people here proudly refer to the town as the lesbian capital of the South; when they joke about “A-she-ville,“ they’re proud. [North Carolina English Gay Slang Nickname] [full cite] (Nov. 13, 2006)

AG n. The street word is AG, a term popular among women of color to describe females very much in touch with their masculinity. Historically, the words used to describe such women have been butch, passing woman, bull dagger, bull dyke, and stud. AG has joined this corner of the language of gender expression, as a positive word that these women use to communicate both empowerment and community.…Gunn, who friends described as an AG, was murdered after she went to the defense of her girlfriend who was being hassled by two black men cruising the city’s downtown streets in the early morning hours. [English Gay Acronym] [full cite] (Aug. 27, 2005)

banjee n. Most band members wore tank tops emblazoned with the word “banjee” (a slang term for gay men of color who project a tough image). [English Gay Slang] [full cite] (Jul. 29, 2008)

boi n. A “boi” describes a boyish gay guy or a biological female with a male presentation.…Justin, who is 19 and didn’t want to use his last name because he’s not out to his family as transgender, calls himself a “boi”—with an “i”—because he feels like a boy—with a “y”—but “I don’t have the boy parts, as much as I wish I did.“ [English Gay Sex & Sexuality] [full cite] (Jul. 22, 2005)

boi n. Some of these women are getting physical. They bind their breasts to erase any hint of a cleavage, others are “packing,“ which is boy (oops, boi) poseur talk for stuffing socks, a dildo or whatever down their designer duds to help them pass the he-man test. [English Gay Sex & Sexuality] [full cite] (Jul. 22, 2005)

boi n. You want to become a bigamist? ANd a gay one?! Well, you look feminine enough in that Goth Boi Babe picture. [English Gay Sex & Sexuality] [full cite] (Jul. 22, 2005)

crip studies n.pl. My writing often explores the intersections of non-normative bodies and identity, with an emphasis on interpretations informed by both disability and queer studies (an intersection often referred to as crip studies). [English Body Gay] [full cite] (Oct. 19, 2007)

cruisy adj. That bathroom is listed on sex websites as “cruisy,“ which is Internet lingo for a great place to meet other men for anonymous sex in public. [English Gay Sex & Sexuality Slang] [full cite] (Nov. 8, 2007)

donkey punch n. The Donkey Punch is sometimes employed during gay sex acts. When going at it for a while the bottom of the “bottom” can get too relaxed, so the “top” can lose enjoyment. To orgasm, the man on top punches his partner really hard in the kidneys…so that he involuntarily clenches with the shock and pain…and the guy on top gets his rocks off. [English Gay Sex & Sexuality] [full cite] (Apr. 6, 2005)

dyking n. I also don’t mind other bttms. I don’t see gay sex as so concrete. I can play with other bttms, also known as dyking. [English Gay Sex & Sexuality Slang] [full cite] (May. 19, 2006)

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