English Explanatory Dictionary

los jibbities

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Pride Month.
  2. The LGBTQ community; queer people collectively.

Pronunciation

/ˌləʊs ˈdʒɪ.bɪ.tiːs/ /ˌloʊs ˈdʒɪ.bɪ.tis/

Word forms

los jibbities

Etymology

Alteration of LGBT, where L is reinterpreted as the Spanish definite article el (plural los), and GBT as a noun, + -ies (plural suffix). Popularized by Puerto Rican TikTok influencer Dez the Lez in a short storytime video in 1 June 2021, the start of Pride Month. In the video, the creator explains how her Spanish-speaking mother created the term as a nonce word after forgetting the correct term in English.

Related words

el jibbity
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