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pillow-biter

pillow-biter noun: synonym of bottom (“homosexual man who engages in passive anal sex”).

Noun

pillow-biter (plural pillow-biters)

  1. (derogatory, humorous, slang) Synonym of bottom (“homosexual man who engages in passive anal sex”).
    • When I'd come in, he'd say stuff like ‘The little pillow-biter is home’ or ‘The little fairy has just flown in’.2002, Mark A. Roeder, Keeper of Secrets
    • ‘You a pillow-biter or what?’ ‘Hell no. I just think you're too young, that's all.’2003, D. B. C. Pierre, Vernon God Little
    Synonyms:
    bottom

Synonyms of pillow-biter

Forms of pillow-biter

pluralpillow-biters
alternative formpillow biter
alternative formpillowbiter

Origin of pillow-biter

From the trial of Jeremy Thorpe, where Norman Scott, indicating his reluctant participation in receptive homosexual activity, stated I just bit the pillow, I tried not to scream because I was frightened of waking Mrs Thorpe.

Questions about pillow-biter

What does pillow-biter mean?
Pillow-biter means synonym of bottom (“homosexual man who engages in passive anal sex”).
What part of speech is pillow-biter?
Pillow-biter is a noun.
What is the plural of pillow-biter?
The plural of pillow-biter is pillow-biters.

Words near pillow-biter in the dictionary

  1. pillow queens
  2. pillow shading
  3. pillow talk
  4. pillow word
  5. pillow words
  6. pillow-biter
  7. pillow-biters
  8. pillow-case
  9. pillow-cases
  10. pillow-top
  11. pillowbeer

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