A Caribbean derogatory term for a gay man. The insult draws on the association of women's underwear with femininity, implying a man who transgresses masculine norms. Considered highly offensive; primarily documented in Caribbean English, especially in Jamaican and Trinidadian usage. Not reclaimed in mainstream discourse.
The older men on the street called him a panty man and laughed, but he kept walking.
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(Caribbean, slang, derogatory) A homosexual man.
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Regional slang from around the English-speaking world — British, Australian, Irish, Caribbean, Nigerian, Filipino, AAVE, and the hyphenated-English dialects that make the internet sound local.
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