English Explanatory Dictionary

lavender lad

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A homosexual male.

Word forms

lavender lad lavender lads

Etymology

Coined by U.S. federal senator Everett Dirksen in the 1950s. From the association with femininity of the color lavender. An alliterative construct, pairing lad (“boy”) and lavender.

Related words

lavender lavender scare pink triangle purple triangle red scare yellow peril yellow star
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