chutney ferret en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From chutney (as a euphemism for excrement) + ferret (“diligent searcher”), a reference to anal sex.
Meanings
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(UK, derogatory, slang) A homosexual man.
“Jeremy? Hardly my friend. As you said yourself, an overbearing lackey, not to mention a flaming chutney ferret.”
2010, Joseph Alexander, Faded Acts of Love, iUniverse, →ISBN, page 140:"A chutney ferret. No one likes one of those and you shouldn't either. You ever find yourself with an arse-bandit like that you get your back to the wall and if he gives you any trouble you break his nose."
2000, Patrick Gale, Rough Music, Ballantine Book, published 2002, →ISBN, page 138:'They warned me off you and Lawrence because they reckoned you were a couple of chutney ferrets after my arse. […]
1997, Minette Walters, The Echo, Pan Books, published 2008, →ISBN, page 163:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| chutney ferrets | Number=Plur | lexicographic |