- friend of Dorothy
- noun informal a homosexual man.Originfrom the name of Dorothy, a character played by the actress Judy Garland (a gay icon) in the film The Wizard of Oz (1939).
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Friend of Dorothy — In gay slang, a friend of Dorothy (occasionally abbreviated FOD) is a term for a gay man. [cite book last=Leap first=William authorlink= coauthors=Tom Boellstorff title=Speaking in Queer Tongues: Globilization and Gay Language… … Wikipedia
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friend of Dorothy — /ˈdɒrəθi/ (say doruhthee) noun Colloquial a male homosexual. {from the character Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz, played by Judy Garland, a gay icon, in the 1939 film version} …
friend of Dorothy — noun A homosexual man … Wiktionary
friend of Dorothy — Noun. A euphemism on the gay scene for a homosexual. Alluding to the gay icon Judy Garland, in the film The Wizard of Oz. Orig. U.S … English slang and colloquialisms
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