gayface en · NOUN
Etymology
From gay + face.
Meanings
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(slang, uncountable, usually) An obvious, apparent, or stereotypical appearance of homosexuality based on a person's countenance, often characterized by effeminacy in males and masculinity in females.
he has gayface
Not just because of his famously homoerotic sonnets but because Shakespeare seems to have had-let's be blunt here-a serious case of gayface.
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(slang, uncountable, usually) The practice in which a straight person portrays a caricature of a gay person.
in gayface
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gayfaces | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Coordinates
yellowface · brownface · transface · redface · blackface · whiteface