1. Angel food (n.

) – homosexual male
pilot currently serving in the Air Force.

2. Basket shopping (v.) – when cruising or

checking someone out, British term
refers to examining the object of your
affection’s private areas through their
clothing.

3. Beat (adj.) – extremely wonderful or

great, “fabulous.” Example: “Did you
see her at the club tonight? That look
was beat.”

4.
5. Bulldagger (n.) – a masculine woman,
closely related to “butch lesbian.” Also
see: “Diesel lesbian,” term referring to
queer women who look like truck
drivers.
6.
5. Chapstick lesbian (n.) – queer identified
woman who is sporty and athletic. The word
denotes that she’s the not the type to wear
makeup (ala a “lipstick lesbian”) and goes for
a more natural look.

7. Chicken (n.) – a young homosexual male

seeking older men; see also: Chicken
hawk, referring to an older gay male
looking for younger partners.
8.
7. Cottaging (v.) – British slang for hooking
up in public restrooms.

9. Donald Duck (n.) – a homosexual male

who is dishonorably discharged from
the Navy for their sexuality; see also:
“Dishonorable Discharge,” or
masturbating solo after trying to pick
someone up and failing.
10.
9. Doris Day (n.) – 90s South African slang
for Gay Pride. Example: “The gays will march
on Doris Day.”

10. Eyeball queen (n.) – person who derives

pleasure from watching others engage in
intercourse.
11. Fanny bellhop (n.) – gay male employed
by the hospitality industry, such as a
concierge or a bellhop at a hotel.

11. Fish and chips (n.) – pejorative 90s

British slang for the spouse and
children of a married “heterosexual”
lover.
12.
13. Full house (n.) – term used to denote
having more than one Sexually
Transmitted Infection at once.
14.
15. Girl scout (n.) – military man on leave,
currently seeking sex.
16.
15. Grimm’s fairy (n.) – often used to
describe an aging gay male, similar to “auntie”

17. Hetty (n.) – shortened version of the

word “heterosexual,” similar to
“hetero” or “het.”
18.
17. Horatian (n.) – from the late 19th
century, term used at Oxford amongst Lord
Byron and his compatriots to refer to a
bisexual person; see also: “Gillette blade,”
referring to a bisexual female.

19. Hoyden (n.) – slang from Britain in the

16th century to refer to an
untameable, wild woman or a tomboy.
20.
19. Ice cream (n.) – someone so sweet that
you have the desire to lick them.

21. In sisters (n.) – two effeminate gay

men who have an intimate but non-
sexual relationship, usually best
friends.
22.
23. Iron closet (n.) – individual in deep
denial about their own sexuality, one
who might never come out.
24.
25. Lacy (adj.) – used to refer to an very
effeminate homosexual male.
26.
25. Lounge lizard (n.) – someone who
frequents bars, trying to pick up other
peoples’ mates.

27. Lucky Pierre (n.) – the middleman in an

Eiffel Tower.
28.
27. Miss Congeniality (n.) – extremely
negative term referring to an unlikable or
“bitchy” homosexual male.

29. Mother Superior (n.) – older and wiser

gay male who has been around the block
a few times; similar to “auntie,” but
more favorable
30.
31. On the make (adj.) – single person
eligible for dating or casual sex. See
also: “In circulation.”
32.
31. Orphan (n.) – someone who has recently
been broken up with.
 33. Over the bridge to Pimpleton (n.) –
cumbersome term for homosexual sex.
34.
33. Passion fruit (n.) – old Hollywood term
referring to an extremely straight-acting
and traditionally masculine male.

35. Ring snatcher (n.) – during sex, the

person who performs the bottom role.
Also see: “Pratt.”
36.
35. Rumpy-Rumpy (n.) – homosexual
intercourse; see also: “Bumper to Bumper,”
referring to lesbian vaginal sex.

37. Sappho Daddy-o (n.) – gay male who

enjoys the company of lesbians, similar
to “Fruit Fly” for straight women.
38.
37. Saturday Night Lesbian (n.) – term for
lesbians who present themselves as
heterosexual on their normal weekdays and
may be in the closet to friends and co-
workers.
38. Slacks (n.) – no-longer-in-use term to
refer to a lesbian; see also: “Muffer” or
“Kissing Fish.”

39. Smurf (n.) – another term for twink,

usually more pejorative, as it implies a
“bitchy” demeanor.
40.
41. Tinkerbelle (n.) – queer man who
enjoys being urinated upon.
42.
41. Ursula (n.) – queer woman who hangs out
with “bears;” also called a “Goldilocks.”

43. Vampire (n.) – gay men who go out

looking for hookups late at night.
44.
43. Vegetarian (n.) – homosexual male who
will not give oral.

44. Warm bruder (n.) – German phrase used

to identify a gay male; “warm” is German
slang for “homosexual.”
Note: If you live in Germany, you’ve
definitely heard this one. English and
American German-speakers have a bad habit
of saying “Ich bin warm” on hot days, not
knowing what they are actually saying.

45. Wendy (n.) – a Caucasian person.

46.
47. Wolf (n.) – gay male who is neither a
twink nor a bear, but falls somewhere
in between the two poles; similar to a
cub.
48.
47. Wrinkle room (n.) – pejorative term for
a bar whose clientele primarily consists of
older gays.

49. Yard boy (n.) – gay male who enjoys

having sex in public, particularly in
outdoor venues.
50.
49. Yestergay (n.) – former homosexual who
now identifies as straight, also referred to
as “ex-gays.”

50. Zanie (n.) – archaic 19th century phrase

referring to a male homosexual
51. Zipper club (n.) – a sex party or orgy
that takes place in a public area, like a
bathhouse or a bar.