GUNSEL

Etymology 1

Noun

gunsel (plural gunsels)

(slang, dated) synonym of catamite: a young man kept by an elder as a (usually passive) homosexual partner.

(slang, dated) synonym of bottom: a passive partner in a male homosexual relationship.

(prison slang, dated) synonym of bitch: a man forced or coerced into a homosexual relationship.

Synonyms

See male homosexual

Etymology 2

Noun

gunsel (plural gunsels)

A gun-carrying hoodlum or other criminal.

Anagrams

• Leungs, lunges

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

22 February 2025

ANALYSIS

(noun) the use of closed-class words instead of inflections: e.g., ‘the father of the bride’ instead of ‘the bride’s father’


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