gay death

English

Noun

gay death (uncountable)

1. (informal, somewhat derogatory) The point in time in which it is perceived that a gay man has aged beyond his attractiveness, usually around 25 or 30 years of age.
   • 2015 August 20, Michael Koziol, “'Gay death': They say 30 is the new 25”, in The Sydney Morning Herald:

     Indeed, gay death cuts to the fear of ageing that festers somewhere in all of us.

2. (slang, offensive) Acquired immune deficiency syndrome, AIDS.

See also

• twink death