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DL trade

DL trade noun: a cisgender, straight-passing, masculine man who seeks out sexual pursuits with trans women and/or gay men, mostly always secretly, given that he is not confident in his sexual identity yet and has not come out to those around him. Most often keeps his sexual affairs with gay men and/or trans women a secret and typically treats them with little respect.

Noun

DL trade (uncountable)

  1. (slang) A cisgender, straight-passing, masculine man who seeks out sexual pursuits with trans women and/or gay men, mostly always secretly, given that he is not confident in his sexual identity yet and has not come out to those around him. Most often keeps his sexual affairs with gay men and/or trans women a secret and typically treats them with little respect.

Questions about DL trade

What does DL trade mean?
DL trade means a cisgender, straight-passing, masculine man who seeks out sexual pursuits with trans women and/or gay men, mostly always secretly, given that he is not confident in his sexual identity yet and has not come out to those around him. Most often keeps his sexual affairs with gay men and/or trans women a secret and typically treats them with little respect.
What part of speech is DL trade?
DL trade is a noun.

Words near DL trade in the dictionary

  1. DKM
  2. DKNF
  3. DKP
  4. DKr
  5. dl
  6. DL trade
  7. dl trades
  8. DL'd
  9. DLA
  10. DLAB
  11. DLB

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