mintyn.adj.2
/ˈmɪnti/, U.S. /ˈmɪn(t)i/ U.S. slang.
A. n.
A homosexual woman or (less commonly) man, esp. one who conspicuously displays or affects characteristics of the opposite sex. Cf. mantee n.
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the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual orientation > homosexuality > [noun] > a homosexual person
urning1883
invert1892
homosexual1894
Uranist1895
homosexualist1898
Uranian1908
intersexualc1910
homoerotic1915
homo1923
one of those1927
freak1941
homophile1945
gay1953
consenting adult1957
minty1957
lesbigays1992
1957 J. M. Reinhardt Sex Perversions & Sex Crimes 48 Mintie, the very masculine aggressive dyke.
1975 H. Wentworth & S. B. Flexner Dict. Amer. Slang (new ed.) Suppl. 723/2 Mintie, a homosexual, esp. an aggressive or masculine Lesbian.
1975 W. Winchell Winchell Exclusive 6 If you weren't a Sissy, Queer, Minty, Petunia, Pansy, or Flaming Fhagott, you dated girls.
1981 R. Spears Slang & Euphemism 254 Mintie, a homosexual male, especially an effeminate male... A masculine lesbian.
B. adj.2
Homosexual; esp. (of a man) conspicuously displaying or affecting female mannerisms, etc.
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the world > life > sex and gender > female > effeminacy > [adjective]
womanly?c1225
ferbleta1300
effeminatea1393
nicea1393
softc1450
manlessa1529
unmanly1534
cockney1573
effeminated1580
unmanlikea1586
milky1602
enervate1603
womanizing1615
emasculate1622
womanized1624
softly1643
womanlish1647
unmasculine1649
emollid1656
ladylike1656
enervated1660
emasculated1701
petticoated1708
tea-faced1728
effeminized1789
invirile1870
epicene1881
sissyish1889
sissified1898
devirilized1901
cockless1902
camp1909
pansy1929
campy1932
queenly1933
poncy1937
pansyish1941
swishy1941
moffie1954
poofy1956
femme1963
poofed-up1964
minty1965
ponced-up1970
lavender1979
the world > physical sensation > sexual relations > sexual orientation > homosexuality > [adjective] > homosexual
inverted1870
Uranian1883
homosexual1892
homogenic1894
camp1910
homosex1913
queer1914
homoerotic1915
homosexualist1920
homo1923
faggoty1928
tapette1930
fag1932
gay1934
so1937
same-sex1938
faggy1949
ginger beer1959
that waya1960
that way inclineda1960
ginger1965
minty1965
pink1972
leather1990
1965 A. Lurie Nowhere City xvii. 187 That guy's so minty he gives me the creeps.
1975 H. Wentworth & S. B. Flexner Dict. Amer. Slang (new ed.) Suppl. 723/2 Mintie, adj., homosexual; exhibiting or affecting mannerisms of the opposite sex; ‘gay’ or ‘queer’.
1981 R. Spears Slang & Euphemism 254 Mintie, pertaining to a homosexual male.
1989 H. Norse Mem. Bastard Angel 126 People inquired if he was ‘that way’ or ‘minty’.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
mintyadj.1
/ˈmɪnti/, U.S. /ˈmɪn(t)i/ 1. Containing or full of mint.
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1857 U.S. Democratic Rev. Aug. 175 Had they any gas consumers, Pumpkin pies and juleps minty?
1930 F. B. Young Jim Redlake i. vi. 69 Heavier, low-lying odours of meadowsweet, elder and hot brier that filled the lanes to their minty ditches.
1991 D. McBain Art Roebuck 61 A certain minty hayslough bordered by wild roses.
2. Having or reminiscent of the smell or flavour of mint.
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1870 Overland Monthly July 51/2 Herbs emit a minty fragrance, and flowers welcome us to the threshold of the South.
1878 B. Taylor Prince Deukalion iii. i. 98 Where the minty meadow breath makes cool Thine ardent brow.
1904 Daily News 27 Dec. 10 Among the flavours avoided like the plague by every self-respecting blender [of tea] are those described in the trade as ‘herby’, ‘stemmy’, ‘mousy’, ‘minty’ [etc.].
1960 I. Wallach Absence of Cello 203 Then, using her index finger as a toothbrush, she cooled her mouth with minty paste.
1987 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 8 Feb. vi. 53/1 Many closely related herbs are sold as oregano. The Greek type..is milder and mintier than the common variety.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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