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pink triangle

pink triangle noun: a homosexual.

pink triangle: a homosexual
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Noun

pink triangle (plural pink triangles)

  1. (slang) A homosexual.

Forms of pink triangle

pluralpink triangles

Origin of pink triangle

Derived from the symbol worn by homosexuals at Nazi concentration camps, a pink triangle, since taken by the LGBT movement as a symbol of their own.

Questions about pink triangle

What does pink triangle mean?
Pink triangle means a homosexual.
What part of speech is pink triangle?
Pink triangle is a noun.
What is the plural of pink triangle?
The plural of pink triangle is pink triangles.

Words near pink triangle in the dictionary

  1. pink tets
  2. pink ticket
  3. pink tickets
  4. pink tide
  5. pink tides
  6. pink triangle
  7. pink triangles
  8. pink underwing
  9. pink up
  10. pink velvet cake
  11. pink velvet cakes

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