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uphill gardener en · NOUN

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Etymology

From a likening of the mechanics of anal sex, which may involve pushing "dirt" (i.e., fecal matter) back into the rectum, by analogy to a gardener moving soil uphill.

Meanings

  1. (UK, derogatory, slang) A homosexual man.
    • At least that's when the lovely uphill gardeners who live above me are the friskiest. 2012, Eric Jerome Dickey, An Accidental Affair, Dutton, →ISBN:
    • I notice he is quite muscular and very hairy – not at all like your typical uphill gardener. 2000, Martin Knight, Common People, Mainstream Publishing, →ISBN:
    • 'Oh yeah, he's a fully-paid-up member of the uphill gardeners club, huge fan of musical theatre and interior design' 2013, B. T. Gorman, Underclass, Roundfire Books, →ISBN:

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