stud n.— «Some people of color prefer the word “stud” to “butch,” meaning a masculine-identified lesbian. Which makes someone who falls between a stud and a femme—a more “feminine” lesbian—a “stem.”» —“Nuances of gay identities reflected in new...
mirl n.— «Metrosexuality’s passe, it’s been replaced by—no, not the return of machismo—but by an advanced form of metrosexuality. Now, it’s all about the ultra-feminine look or male girls, better known as “hermaphrodudes” or “mirls.” The mirl—a...
hermaphrodude n.— «Metrosexuality’s passe, it’s been replaced by—no, not the return of machismo—but by an advanced form of metrosexuality. Now, it’s all about the ultra-feminine look or male girls, better known as “hermaphrodudes” or “mirls.” The...
gay vague adj.— «Many men have migrated to a middle ground where the cues traditionally used to pigeonhole sexual orientation—hair, clothing, voice, body language—are more and more ambiguous. Make jokes about it. Call it what you will: “gay vague”...
perfumed prince n. a man who is seen as bureaucratic or careerist; a man who is said to be effete, feminine, ineffectual, vacillating, or cowardly; (hence) a member of the U.S. military leadership (at the Pentagon); top brass. (source: Double...
wags n.pl.— «Pictures of the wives and girlfriends (or Wags as the FA’s acronym calls them) of the Euro 2004 England team, or of the wives and girlfriends of the 1999 US Ryder Cup team, for instance, show a classic feminine look where every woman...