drops one's beads
drops one's beads is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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)
- 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
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