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chutney ferret

chutney ferret noun: a homosexual man.

Noun

chutney ferret (plural chutney ferrets)

  1. (UK, derogatory, slang) A homosexual man.
    • 'They warned me off you and Lawrence because they reckoned you were a couple of chutney ferrets after my arse. […]1997, Minette Walters, The Echo, Pan Books, published 2008, →ISBN, page 163
    • "A chutney ferret. No one likes one of those and you shouldn't either. You ever find yourself with an arse-bandit like that you get your back to the wall and if he gives you any trouble you break his nose."2000, Patrick Gale, Rough Music, Ballantine Book, published 2002, →ISBN, page 138
    Synonyms:
    male homosexual

Synonyms of chutney ferret

Forms of chutney ferret

pluralchutney ferrets

Origin of chutney ferret

From chutney (as a euphemism for excrement) + ferret (“diligent searcher”), a reference to anal sex.

Questions about chutney ferret

What does chutney ferret mean?
Chutney ferret means a homosexual man.
What part of speech is chutney ferret?
Chutney ferret is a noun.
What is the plural of chutney ferret?
The plural of chutney ferret is chutney ferrets.

Words near chutney ferret in the dictionary

  1. chutiyas
  2. Chutkan
  3. chutnee
  4. chutnees
  5. chutney
  6. chutney ferret
  7. chutney ferrets
  8. chutney soca
  9. chutney-soca
  10. chutneys
  11. chutnies

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