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English meaning

  • bender noun A prolonged period of heavy drinking.
  • fairy noun A small, magical being of human shape, often shown with wings in folklore and fiction.
  • fruit noun The seed-bearing part of a plant, often sweet and eaten as food, such as an apple or orange.
  • fruitcake noun A dense cake made with dried fruit, nuts, and spices, often served at Christmas or weddings.
  • poof intj Used to represent a sudden small explosion or a magical vanishing.
  • 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.
  • sissy noun (informal, derogatory) A timid or cowardly person, especially a man or boy seen as insufficiently masculine.
  • twink noun (slang) A young, slim, attractive gay man, typically without much body hair.

Senses

hintti is used for these senses in English:

  • bender (chiefly, UK, slang, derogatory) A homosexual man.
  • fairy (Northern England, US, derogatory, colloquial) A male homosexual, especially one who is effeminate.
  • fruit (dated, colloquial, derogatory) A homosexual man; (derogatory, figurative) an effeminate man. [from 1900]
  • fruitcake (US, slang, colloquial, derogatory, dated) A homosexual male.
  • poof (UK, Irish, Commonwealth, derogatory, colloquial) A gay man; especially one who is effeminate.
  • queer (colloquial, sometimes, pejorative) Non-heterosexual or non-cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc.
  • sissy (sometimes, derogatory, colloquial) An effeminate boy or man.
  • twink (derogatory, slang) A weak or effeminate man, whether gay or not.

bender — full definition

  1. noun A prolonged period of heavy drinking.
  2. noun A tool or machine used to bend material such as pipe or metal.
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