Gayface
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Gayface is a noun meaning (slang) The practice in which a straight person portrays a caricature of a gay person.
Meaning
(slang) The practice in which a straight person portrays a caricature of a gay person.
More Meanings
- (slang) An obvious, apparent, or stereotypical appearance of homosexuality based on a person's countenance, often characterized by effeminacy in males and masculinity in females.
Example Sentences
he has gayface
Not just because of his famously homoerotic sonnets but because Shakespeare seems to have had-let's be blunt here-a serious case of gayface.
Word Forms
- gayfaces
Antonyms for gayface
Common opposites include straightface.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include straightface, fagface, faggery, fagness, facies, gayfolk.
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