Gunsel
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈɡʌnsəl/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Gunsel is a noun meaning (prison slang, dated) Synonym of bitch: a man forced or coerced into a homosexual relationship.
Meaning
(prison slang, dated) Synonym of bitch: a man forced or coerced into a homosexual relationship.
More Meanings
- A gun-carrying hoodlum or other criminal.
- (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.
Example Sentences
There's somebody comin. I think it's that gunsel.
The two gunsels waited for him on each side of the doorway, gun-hands bulging in their coat pockets.
The boy’s eyes […] ran over Spade’s body from shoulders to knees […] “Another thing,” Spade repeated, glaring at the boy: “Keep that gunsel away from me while you’re making up your mind. I’ll kill him […] ”
Word Forms
- gunsels
Synonyms for gunsel
Depending on context, synonyms include catamite, bottom, bitch.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include gunzel, punk, gib-cat, guncle, gayman, gaylord.
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