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pinkface

pinkface noun: the use of a straight actor to play an LGBT role or character.

Noun

pinkface

  1. (informal) The use of a straight actor to play an LGBT role or character.

Origin of pinkface

From pink + face, by analogy with blackface.

Questions about pinkface

What does pinkface mean?
Pinkface means the use of a straight actor to play an LGBT role or character.
What part of speech is pinkface?
Pinkface is a noun.

Words near pinkface in the dictionary

  1. Pinketts
  2. pinkey
  3. pinkeye
  4. pinkeyes
  5. pinkeys
  6. pinkface
  7. pinkfeet
  8. pinkfish
  9. pinkfoot
  10. pinkfoots
  11. pinkgill

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