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gaycism

gaycism noun: racism from an LGBT+ individual or the LGBT+ community.

Noun

gaycism (uncountable)

  1. Racism from an LGBT+ individual or the LGBT+ community.
    • gaycism: the wrongheaded idea that having gay characters gives you carte blanche to cut PC corners elsewhere.2012 September 4, Lauren Bans, “Your New TV Term of the Month: 'Gaycism'”, in GQ, archived from the original on 07 Sep 2012
  2. (rare) Synonym of homophobia.
    Synonyms:
    homophobia

Synonyms of gaycism

Origin of gaycism

Blend of gay + racism.

Questions about gaycism

What does gaycism mean?
Gaycism means racism from an LGBT+ individual or the LGBT+ community.
What part of speech is gaycism?
Gaycism is a noun.

Words near gaycism in the dictionary

  1. gaycation
  2. gaycations
  3. gaycel
  4. gaycels
  5. Gaychester
  6. gaycism
  7. gaycist
  8. gaycrat
  9. GayCube
  10. GayCubes
  11. gaydar

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