Elijah from Akron, Ohio, was surprised when his girlfriend Jenny observed that he was zhuzhing his hair. Elijah was skeptical that zhuzh, meaning “to make more attractive,” was actually a word, until he heard others use it. The word was...
The noun camp and the adjective campy refer to movies, theater, or a style or an exaggerated manner of creative or personal expression that combines high and low elements of culture. These terms were first used in the underground gay community, and...
boner dyke n.— «Ditto calls the song a “boner dyke anthem for straight girls who like to turn guys on by making out or, like, faking gay.”» —“Beth Ditto Calls Katy Perry “Offensive to Gay Culture”” by...
pickle park n.— «Unless you’re gay, you’re probably unaware of “pickle park,” a rest stop off the Long Island Expressway in Melville. It’s not officially known as pickle park, but that’s what the gay cognoscenti call the...