| 单词 | hanky code |
| 释义 | > as lemmashanky code hanky code n. (originally and chiefly among gay men) a code whereby a handkerchief, bandana, etc., is worn to indicate the wearer's wish to find a partner for a particular sexual activity or role, as indicated by the item's colour, pattern, and position (typically a back trouser pocket). ΚΠ 1975 Advocate 19 Dec. 28/1 (advt.) Discreet signals..a new way to make contact! Revolutionizes cruising—takes the hanky code out of your pocket. Handkerchief design stickers for your Freeway cruising: car bumper. Ski Slope cruising [etc.]. 1982 R. R. Linden in R. R. Linden et al. Against Sadomasochism Introd. 3 Lesbian sadomasochists have modelled their ‘hanky code’ on the system used by gay men. 1993 Utne Reader Jan. 137/1 The hanky code is..only situationally effective. The colored hanky that suggests a certain sexual proclivity in an urban cruising bar may just mean ‘This is what I use to wipe the sweat off my forehead’ in a rural town. 2014 R. Coles Fathomless Riches v. 62 We were not like our immediate gay predecessors, with their moustaches and leather caps and hanky codes. < as lemmas |
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