mocialite
n.—Gloss: a homosexual socialite. Note: From homosexual + s(o)cialite. «Also there, among a gaggle of pretty girls, was adorable “mocialite and former Queer Eye design guru Thom Felicia, who was celebrating a new big life decision. He and his boyfriend are going to make a gaybie! One of their friends will provide her own egg and uterus, and if it’s a girl, they’re going to name it “Lake.” If it’s a boy, they’ll name it “Lago.”» —“Tyra Banks and Thom Felicia Consider Farrotto, Fatherhood at Centro Vinoteca” New York Magazine Aug. 15, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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