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shirtlifting

shirtlifting adjective: of a man: effeminately homosexual.

Adjective

shirtlifting (not comparable)

  1. (Australia, UK, derogatory, slang) Of a man: effeminately homosexual.

Origin of shirtlifting

From shirt + lifting.

Questions about shirtlifting

What does shirtlifting mean?
Shirtlifting means of a man: effeminately homosexual.
What part of speech is shirtlifting?
Shirtlifting is an adjective.

Words near shirtlifting in the dictionary

  1. shirtlessness
  2. shirtlet
  3. shirtlets
  4. shirtlifter
  5. shirtlifters
  6. shirtlifting
  7. shirtlike
  8. shirtmaker
  9. shirtmakers
  10. shirtmaking
  11. shirts

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