gunsel
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /ˈɡʌnsəl/
gunsel (plural gunsels)
- (slang, dated) Synonym of catamite#English|catamite: a young man kept by an elder as a (usually passive) homosexual partner.
- 1929, Dashiell Hammett, The Maltese Falcon (novel), [p. http://books.google.com/books?id=1uVajyyVaVkC&pg=RA1-PA13 13]:
- The boy’s eyes […] ran over Spade’s body from shoulders to knees […]
“Another thing,” Spade repeated, glaring at the boy: “Keep that gunsel away from me while you’re making up your mind. I’ll kill him […] ”
- The boy’s eyes […] ran over Spade’s body from shoulders to knees […]
- 1929, Dashiell Hammett, The Maltese Falcon (novel), [p. http://books.google.com/books?id=1uVajyyVaVkC&pg=RA1-PA13 13]:
- (slang, dated) Synonym of bottom#English|bottom: a passive partner in a male homosexual relationship.
- (prison slang, dated) Synonym of bitch#English|bitch: a man forced or coerced into a homosexual relationship.
gunsel (plural gunsels)
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