lipstick lesbian en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˌlɪp.stɪk ˈlɛz.bi.ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Australia) audio
- /ˌlɪpˌstɪk ˈlɛz.bi.ən/ (General-American)
- (General-American) audio
Etymology
From lipstick + lesbian (noun).
Meanings
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(derogatory, qualifier:LGBTQ slang, sometimes) A lesbian who has glamorously feminine characteristics; specifically, one attracted to other such lesbians.
Coordinate term: chapstick lesbian
[T]he National Inquirer^([sic – meaning National Enquirer]) headlined their expose "Barbie Doll – the Dyke." Women's Wear Daily did a breathless story declaring that this was the trend of the decade, the biggest thing since Bette Midler opened the Continental Baths. If you wanted to be with it, you simply had to be a Lipstick Lesbian who advocated Gay Rights.
1983 October 27, Bob Woolhouse, “Wild and Woolly: The New Wave Miss America”, in Paul F. Lorch, editor, Bay Area Reporter, volume XIII, number 43, San Francisco, Calif.: Benro Enterprises, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 27, column 1:Clandestine dress codes that once announced who we were and what we liked, where historically queer identity had been hidden in smoky bars or salons encrypted under the dandy, the clone, the mannish or lipstick lesbian, sexualities (and genders) are now virtually indistinguishable.
2024, Adam Geczy, Vicki Karaminas, “Queer Style”, in Véronique Pouillard, Vincent Dubé-Senécal, editors, The Routledge History of Fashion and Dress, 1800 to the Present, Abingdon, Oxfordshire; New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →DOI, →ISBN, page 487:Was it time to relent, to throw in the towel and become a lipstick lesbian? […] Mona dashed to the window and peeped down at an elegantly dressed brunette waiting in the entrance alcove. She certainly looked like a friend of Serra's. The lipstick lesbians were everywhere.
1984, Armistead Maupin, Babycakes (Tales of the City), New York, N.Y.: Harper & Row, →ISBN, page 40:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| lipstick lesbians | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Synonyms
glam lesbian · doily dyke · designer dyke
Translations (17)
bn লিপস্টিক লেসবিয়ান (lesbian who has glamorously feminine characteristics) · tr lipstick lezbiyen (lesbian who has glamorously feminine characteristics) · hu lipstick leszbikus (lesbian who has glamorously feminine characteristics) · ar مثليات أحمر الشفاه (lesbian who has glamorously feminine characteristics) · ko 립스틱 레즈비언 (lesbian who has glamorously feminine characteristics) · es lesbiana lipstick (lesbian who has glamorously feminine characteristics) · gd leasbach dhatha-bhilean (lesbian who has glamorously feminine characteristics) · es lesbiana del pintalabios (lesbian who has glamorously feminine characteristics) · sh lipstik lèzbījka (lesbian who has glamorously feminine characteristics) · es lesbiana lápiz de labios (lesbian who has glamorously feminine characteristics) · eo njo-lesbanino (lesbian who has glamorously feminine characteristics) · nb lebestift-lesbisk (lesbian who has glamorously feminine characteristics) · he לסבית ליפסטיק (lesbian who has glamorously feminine characteristics) · fr lesbienne lipstick (lesbian who has glamorously feminine characteristics) · as লিপষ্টিক লেচবিয়ান (lesbian who has glamorously feminine characteristics) · fi huulipunalesbo (lesbian who has glamorously feminine characteristics) · nb leppestift-lesbisk (lesbian who has glamorously feminine characteristics)