disco bunny

Noun

disco bunny (plural disco bunnies)

1. (derogatory, slang) A (typically young) gay man who frequently clubs or discos.
   • He was a disco bunny hanging out with musicians and decorators and people with money. I can still see him—silk shirt unbuttoned down just far enough, he’s having a good hair day. He has all the right connections.1994, Susan Bergman, chapter 9, in Anonymity: The Secret Life of an American Family, Warner Books, page 154
   • Now here’s a confession: I was a disco bunny in my youth, I was International Mr. Leather in 1986 (and therefore guilty, guilty of The Cult of Masculinity), and today I am happily married (for twenty two years) to another queer radical.1998 January, Scott Tucker, “Suburbia as Utopia: The Destiny of Gay Men?”, in Gay Community News, volume 23, numbers 2-3, pages 42-43
2. (broadly, slang) A woman who frequents clubs and or discos.
   • "And he's having an affair, too," Lawton said. "Little bitty girl, size six. Disco bunny is how I picture her."1999, James W. Hall, chapter 24, in Body Language, St. Martin's Paperbacks, page 265
   • And hes splashed all over the front pages of the tabloids this morning, arm in arm with some smiling disco bunny with a silicone chest and whitened teeth. She looks about twelve, I can’t stand it. Her voice was wobbly, close to tears.2001, Laura Lockington, chapter 6, in Capers in the Sauce, Century, page 110