finocchio — 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.
- fennel noun A plant with a mild anise-like flavor, used as a vegetable, herb, and spice.
- fruit noun The seed-bearing part of a plant, often sweet and eaten as food, such as an apple or orange.
- Gay adj Homosexual; romantically or sexually attracted to people of the same sex.
- 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.
Senses
finocchio is used for these senses in English:
- 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]
- gay (colloquial) Not heterosexual, not allosexual, or not cisgender: homosexual, bisexual, asexual, transgender, etc.
- 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.