| 单词 | gay-baiting |
| 释义 | > as lemmasgay-baiting gay-baiting n. originally U.S. the incitement or exploitation of anti-gay sentiment, esp. for political gain; the harassment, abuse, or intentional provocation of gay people. ΚΠ 1970 Come Out! (N.Y.) Dec. 3/2 The Communists then started yelling, ‘Gay red-baiting’, and the gay brothers shouted, ‘Gay-baiting’. 1984 Signs 9 705 There is a lot of gay-baiting in my office, as well as anti-gay remarks and jokes. One gay man was already fired. 1997 Sunday Times 26 Oct. (News Review section) 6/2 They have lost the battle to outlaw abortion; and there is only so much gay-baiting even their grassroots will tolerate. < as lemmas |
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