English Explanatory Dictionary

gunsel

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of catamite: a young man kept by an elder as a (usually passive) homosexual partner.
  2. Synonym of bottom: a passive partner in a male homosexual relationship.
  3. Synonym of bitch: a man forced or coerced into a homosexual relationship.
noun
  1. A gun-carrying hoodlum or other criminal.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡʌnsəl/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-gunsel.wav

Word forms

gunsel gunsels

Etymology

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

Synonyms

male homosexual catamite bottom bitch

Related words

gunzel
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