bøsse — meaning in English
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English meaning
- fairy noun A small, magical being of human shape, often shown with wings in folklore and fiction.
- Gay adj Homosexual; romantically or sexually attracted to people of the same sex.
- gun noun A weapon that fires bullets or shells using an explosive charge, ranging from handguns to rifles and artillery.
- queen noun A female monarch who rules a country, or the wife of a king.
- queer adj Relating to a sexual orientation or gender identity that isn't exclusively heterosexual or cisgender; used both as a reclaimed identity term and, historically, as a slur.
Senses
bøsse is used for these senses in English:
- fairy (Northern England, US, derogatory, colloquial) A male homosexual, especially one who is effeminate.
- gay (colloquial) Not heterosexual, not allosexual, or not cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc.
- gay (now, _, chiefly, in plural) A homosexual, especially a male homosexual.
- gun A less portable, long firearm that fires bullets or projectiles; a rifle, either manual, automatic or semi-automatic; a flintlock, musket or shotgun.
- queen (LGBT slang, sometimes, derogatory) A homosexual man, especially one regarded as effeminate.
- queer (colloquial, sometimes, pejorative) Non-heterosexual or non-cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc.
Gay — full definition
- adj Homosexual; romantically or sexually attracted to people of the same sex.
- adj Happy, carefree, and full of fun (an older, still-used sense, especially in older writing).
- noun A homosexual person, especially a man.