gunsel

Meaning

  1. (dated, slang) Synonym of catamite: a young man kept by an elder as a (usually passive) homosexual partner.
  2. (dated, slang) Synonym of bottom: a passive partner in a male homosexual relationship.
  3. (dated, slang) Synonym of bitch: a man forced or coerced into a homosexual relationship.

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡʌnsəl/
Etymology

From Yiddish גענדזל (gendzl, “gosling”), from Middle High German gensel, diminutive of gans (“goose”).

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