Term for gay in different languages
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This is a list of terms which are widely used today to refer to "gay" in different languages and which derive from concepts unrelated to homosexuality (e.g. the words "gay" or "pederast") or its common stereotypes. Their original meanings are also given.
| Language | Term | Literal meaning | Style |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabic | لوطي luţi | of Lot's people | derogatory & religious |
| Arabic | مثلي mithli | of the same | neutral |
| Arabic | منحرف monharef | queer/out of line | slightly derogatory |
| Chinese | 同志 (tóng zhì) | comrade | neutral |
| Czech | teplouš | warm | ? |
| Danish | bøsse | gun | neutral |
| Dutch | nicht | niece | derogatory |
| English | gay | joyous, cheery, bright, lively | neutral |
| English | queer | strange | slightly derogatory |
| English | faggot, fag | burnt piece of wood (as cast out of Sodom) | derogatory |
| English | fruit | fruit | slightly derogatory |
| French | tante /tata | aunt/auntie | slightly derogatory |
| French | tapette | flyswatter | derogatory |
| French (Quebec) | fifi, fif | stereotypical name for a poodle | derogatory |
| German | schwul | warm, hot (cf. schwül) | neutral |
| Greek | syko | fig | slightly derogatory |
| Hungarian | buzi | sodomite (from German Buserant, originating indirectly from "Bulgarian" as "heretic") | derogatory |
| Hungarian | köcsög | jug, pitcher | derogatory |
| Hungarian | meleg | warm | neutral, PC |
| Irish | aerach | airy as "gay" (loan-translation from English) | neutral |
| Italian | finnocchio | fennel (an herb) | derogatory |
| Macedonian | женче (ženče) | "sissy" - a diminutive of жена (woman) | slightly derogatory |
| Portuguese | florzinha | little flower | slightly derogatory |
| Portuguese | maricas | alternation of Mary | derogatory |
| Portuguese | baitola | not known | derogatory |
| Portuguese | bicha | female bug | derogatory |
| Portuguese | bichona | big female bug (variation from bicha) | slightly derogatory |
| Portuguese | morde-fronha | pillow-case biter | derogatory |
| Portuguese | paneleiro | pan-maker | highly derogatory (in Portugal) |
| Portuguese | boiola | kitchen utensil | highly derogatory (mostly used in Brazil) |
| Portuguese | rabeta | the one who likes (or has) buttocks/tail | derogatory |
| Portuguese | rabo | buttocks, tail | derogatory |
| Portuguese | roto | ragged | derogatory |
| Portuguese | viado | shortened form of transviado, meaning "misled" | highly derogatory (in Brazil) |
| Romanian | poponar | derived from popou, meaning "tooshie" | derogatory |
| Russian | голубой (goluboy) | light blue | neutral |
| Slovene | toplovodar | anachronistic, literally "warm-water person" | derogatory |
| Spanish | marica | alteration of "Mary" | derogatory |
| Spanish | maricón | from marica | derogatory |
| Spanish | loca | feminine form of crazy | derogatory |
| Spanish | mariposón | big butterfly | derogatory |
| Spanish | muerdealmohadas | 'pillow-biter' | derogatory |
| Spanish | jamaicón | from Jamaica | derogatory |
| Swedish | bög | crooked | formerly derogatory, now neutral |
| Swedish | fikus | ficus | derogatory |
| Turkish | top | ball | derogatory |
| Turkish | nonoş | old meaning: "cute, dear", now slang for effeminate gays | derogatory |
| Turkish | yumuşak | soft | derogatory |
| Turkish | kulampara | originally word from Persian, used for top gay men, particularly those who like younger persons | old, derogatory |
| Yiddish | פֿײגעלע (feygele) | "little bird" - a diminutive of bird (פֿויגל) | slighty derogatory |
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See also
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External links
- How do you say "gay" in...? (Gay Movement Karlsruhe)
- Translations for Gay (Open Dictionary)
- "Gay" with several translations (Esperanto Dictionary)
- How to Say "Gay" in Almost Every Language
- Modern Translations for gay (Webster's Online Dictionary)
Note: be careful at borrowing terms from the above pages, since some of the given ones are translations of the "traditional" meaning of "gay".