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wide stance

wide stance noun: homosexuality (as an attribute of a person).

Noun

wide stance (plural wide stances)

  1. (euphemistic, humorous, slang, sometimes) homosexuality (as an attribute of a person)

Forms of wide stance

pluralwide stances

Origin of wide stance

From the Larry Craig scandal. Police sergeant Dave Karsnia paraphrased Craig as having said that he "has a wide stance when going to the bathroom and that his foot may have touched mine".

Questions about wide stance

What does wide stance mean?
Wide stance means homosexuality (as an attribute of a person).
What part of speech is wide stance?
Wide stance is a noun.
What is the plural of wide stance?
The plural of wide stance is wide stances.

Words near wide stance in the dictionary

  1. wide shot
  2. wide shots
  3. wide shut
  4. wide spot in the road
  5. wide spots in the road
  6. wide stance
  7. wide stances
  8. wide-angle
  9. wide-angle converter
  10. wide-angle converters
  11. wide-angle lens

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