(historical, US, politics, sexuality, LGBTQ, slang) The fear and persecution of homosexuals in the 1950s in the United States.
(historical, US, politics, sexuality, LGBTQ, slang) The fear and persecution of homosexuals in the 1950s in the United States.
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(historical, US, politics, sexuality, LGBTQ, slang) A homosexual male.
(film, historical, uncountable) A kind of film stock used for creating positive prints from negatives as part of the process of duplicating the negatives.
(Internet slang, vulgar, derogatory, figurative) To act in a manner that alienates a valuable subsection of a group activity's participants who have less tolerance for aggressive, unusual, or extreme behavior.
(Internet slang, vulgar, derogatory, literal) To repel women.
A pale bluish purple colour, like that of the lavender flower.