chemise lifter en · NOUN
Etymology
Based on earlier shirt lifter, a chemise being a feminine style of shirt.
Meanings
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(UK, slang) A lesbian.
Maddy watched the chemise-lifter execute her caricatured saunter out of frame and back to her cell for the 8 a.m. lock-up.
2012, Kathy Lette, Mad Cows, page 114:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chemise lifters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |