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Swish (slang)

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Just look at all these clones dear. With their pumped up bodies and thick moustaches, they all look so 'butch.' But I remember when everyone was 'nelly'. What a joke! Over the last few years I have watched many of these girls change as the times changed. A couple of years ago, they had puny bodies,
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Extravagant language is common. Such expressions as "Oh my word!" "Good heavens!" and "Oh, my dear!" are readily associated with other aspects of a feminine man. In describing ordinary experiences the male variant is likely to use words as "terrific," "amazing," "completely devoted," "horrible,"
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was viewed as deviant and socially unacceptable by gay male society, being swish has since lost its mainstream gay status post-Stonewall, and in addition to being used occasionally by mainstream culture is now most often derogatory even when used by gay men. Though it may be assumed that most
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Thus while clones could view swish as embodying anti-gay stereotypes, being swish was a way of indicating and performing one's identity, indicating that anti-gay stereotypes could be derived from gay identities. Further, one could turn swish on or off, as described in
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swish #n. To overplay or over do homosexual gestures; the traits of an effeminate male homosexual. Source: #Passive homosexual. #To walk speak or move in the manner of an weak effeminate boy or man; the stereotype effeminate
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swish noun (LIKE A WOMAN)  › US slang disapproving a man who behaves or appears in a way that is generally considered more suited to a woman, and who does not have traditional male qualities
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Loftin, Craig M. "Unacceptable mannerisms: Gender anxieties, homosexual activism, and swish in the United States, 1945-1965." Journal of Social History 40, no. 3 (2007): 577-596.
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Most recently, Swish has taken on an empowering and action-oriented meaning within the
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Stanley, J. P. (1974) "When We Say 'Out of the Closets!'"
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Gay Macho: The Life and Death of the Homosexual Clone
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Gay Macho: The Life and Death of the Homosexual Clone
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Gay Macho: The Life and Death of the Homosexual Clone
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