English Explanatory Dictionary

LGBT

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Being lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender, or relating to these groups as a collective.
noun
  1. A member of the LGBT community.
  2. A sandwich named after the sexuality-gender term, composed of lettuce, guacamole or avocado, bacon, tomato. A variant of the BLT.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of LGBT.

Pronunciation

/ɛl d͡ʒiː biː tiː/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-LGBT.wav

Word forms

LGBT GLBT BGLT LGBTs

Etymology

Initialism of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or transsexual, derived from earlier LGB. Attested since 1988. Used as a self-designation in United States gay rights activism since about 1990.

Synonyms

GBT GLBT BGLT alphabet mafia 2SLGBTQ+ 2SLGBTQQIA+ GBTQ GBTQ+ GLB GLBTI GLBTQ GSM GSRM LBT LGB LGBO LGBQ LGBT LGBT+ LGBTA LGBTA+ LGBTI LGBTI+ LGBTIQ LGBTIQ+ LGBTIQA LGBTIQA+ LGBTO LGBTQ LGBTQ+ LGBTQ2 LGBTQ2+ LGBTQ2-S LGBTQ2A LGBTQ2A+ LGBTQ2S LGBTQ2S+ LGBTQA LGBTQA+ LGBTQI LGBTQI+ LGBTQI2 LGBTQI2+ LGBTQIA LGBTQIA+ LGBTQIA2 LGBTQIA2+ LGBTQQ LGBTQQIA LGBTQQIAAPP LGBTTQQIAAP LGTV LGBTQWERTY LGBTQXYZ MOGAI queer QUILTBAG SGM

Derived words

anti-LGBT LGBTeen LGBTer LGBTism LGBTphobia pro-LGBT
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