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handkerchief codes

handkerchief codes is the plural of handkerchief code.

Meaning of handkerchief code

Noun

handkerchief code (plural handkerchief codes)

  1. The display of handkerchiefs of various colors used as a coded way to indicate the sexual interests of the wearer.
    • Because S&M is in the news this year: the Village Voice, Boston Globe, Time. They tell of all those big, mean men in leather and denim, keys dangling from leather straps, spiked dog collars around the necks. Between the key code (keys on the left—S; keys right—M) and the handkerchief code (color...1976 February 7, Rosenjoy, “Sadomasochism: The Theory And The Practice”, in Gay Community News, volume 3, number 32, page 10
    Synonyms:
    hanky code, bandana code, flagging

Questions about handkerchief codes

What is handkerchief codes the plural of?
Handkerchief codes is the plural of handkerchief code.

Words near handkerchief codes in the dictionary

  1. Handke
  2. handkercher
  3. handkerchers
  4. handkerchief
  5. handkerchief code
  6. handkerchief codes
  7. handkerchief tree
  8. handkerchief trees
  9. handkerchiefed
  10. handkerchiefful
  11. handkerchieffuls

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