drop one's beads en · VERB
Meanings
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(slang) To reveal one's homosexuality.
But they will “drop their beads” (as queens used to say) one by one, until the full necklace lies on the floor. He'll mention he likes the ballet, you'll tell him of your interest in opera.
1977, Charles Silverstein, Edmund White, The Joy of Gay Sex, New York: Crown Publishers, →ISBN, page 124:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| drops one's beads | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| dropped one's beads | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| dropped one's beads | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| dropping one's beads | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |