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dropped one's beads

dropped one's beads is the simple past and past participle of drop one's beads.

Meaning of drop one's beads

Verb

drop one's beads (third-person singular simple present drops one's beads, present participle dropping one's beads, simple past and past participle dropped one's beads)

  1. (slang) To reveal one's homosexuality.
    • But they will “drop their beads” (as queens used to say) one by one, until the full necklace lies on the floor. He'll mention he likes the ballet, you'll tell him of your interest in opera.1977, Charles Silverstein, Edmund White, The Joy of Gay Sex, New York: Crown Publishers, →ISBN, page 124

Questions about dropped one's beads

What is dropped one's beads the simple past and past participle of?
Dropped one's beads is the simple past and past participle of drop one's beads.

Words near dropped one's beads in the dictionary

  1. dropped neck
  2. dropped off
  3. dropped off the hooks
  4. dropped off the map
  5. dropped off the radar
  6. dropped one's beads
  7. dropped one's bundle
  8. dropped one's guard
  9. dropped out
  10. dropped round
  11. dropped scone

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