funny boy

English

Noun

funny boy (plural funny boys)

  1. (slang, euphemistic, derogatory) A homosexual man.
    Synonym: fruit
    • 2009, Donald H. Clark, Loving Someone Gay, page 179:
      They already had some gay friends, though I can't say I liked them very much. My Dad just took it in stride. It'd didn't make any difference between us. My Mom, after about fifteen minutes of silence, said, 'Oh, good, a fruiter—a funny boy. My sister has one.
    • 2013, Derald Wing Sue, Miguel E. Gallardo, Helen A. Neville, Case Studies in Multicultural Counseling and Therapy:
      Tony was pegged as a “funny boy,” bullied and criticized by peers and extended family members alike. As a child, Tony was highly intelligent but not academically motivated. Like many bullied gay kids, he skipped school with some frequency.
    • 2016, Addison Albright, To Love and To Cherish, page 22:
      So Dr. Burlingham was a funny boy...er...gay? Angela would love to get her claws into that news. Sadly, he probably couldn't divulge it without Dr. Burlingham being able to trace the source back to him.
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