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uphill gardener

uphill gardener noun: a homosexual man.

Noun

uphill gardener (plural uphill gardeners)

  1. (UK, derogatory, slang) A homosexual man.
    • I notice he is quite muscular and very hairy – not at all like your typical uphill gardener.2000, Martin Knight, Common People, Mainstream Publishing, →ISBN
    • At least that's when the lovely uphill gardeners who live above me are the friskiest.2012, Eric Jerome Dickey, An Accidental Affair, Dutton, →ISBN

Forms of uphill gardener

pluraluphill gardeners

Origin of uphill gardener

From a likening of the mechanics of anal sex, which may involve pushing "dirt" (i.e., fecal matter) back into the rectum, by analogy to a gardener moving soil uphill.

Questions about uphill gardener

What does uphill gardener mean?
Uphill gardener means a homosexual man.
What part of speech is uphill gardener?
Uphill gardener is a noun.
What is the plural of uphill gardener?
The plural of uphill gardener is uphill gardeners.

Words near uphill gardener in the dictionary

  1. uphill
  2. uphill and downdale
  3. uphill battle
  4. uphill battles
  5. uphill climb
  6. uphill gardener
  7. uphill gardeners
  8. uphilled
  9. uphiller
  10. uphillers
  11. uphilling

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