homophobe
English
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editRecent definition:
Back-formation from homophobia, equivalent to homo (“homosexual”) + -phobe
Noun
edithomophobe (plural homophobes)
- A person who is prejudiced against homosexuals and homosexuality.
- 1997, Stephen Fry, Moab Is My Washpot: An Autobiography, London: Hutchinson, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OL:
- That one can love another of the same gender, that is what the homophobe really cannot stand.
- 2001 April 23, Henry Rollins, Talk Is Cheap, Volume I, published 2003 January 3:
- If you're against gay marriage, just be honest, put a scarlet 'H' on your shirt, and say, "I am a homophobe!"
- 2006, Robert Ordona, quoting Ang Lee, “"Brokeback Mountain" — as gay as it gets: An interview with Ang Lee”, in Gay.com[1], archived from the original on 19 May 2006:
- To me, Ennis stands for the conservative side of America. He's the biggest homophobe in the whole movie — culturally and psychologically — but by the time he admits his feelings, it's too late.
- A person who is prejudiced against the LGBTQ+ community.
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editperson who is prejudiced against homosexuals and homosexuality
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Etymology 2
editOriginally:
From homo- (“same; man”) + -phobe.
Noun
edithomophobe (plural homophobes)
- A person who fears sameness.
- A person who fears men.
French
editEtymology
editBorrowed from English homophobe.
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edithomophobe (plural homophobes)
- homophobic
- 2020 June 19, “Stopper la haine sur Internet”, in Le Monde[2]:
- Des monceaux de messages racistes, antisémites, misogynes ou homophobes s’étalent en permanence sur les réseaux sociaux, générés par des individus, mais aussi par des automates, soufflant sur les braises et semant le désordre à grande échelle.
- Heaps of racist, antisemitic, misogynist, or homophobic messages are constantly spreading on social networks, generated by individuals, but also by bots, blowing on embers and sowing disorder on a grand scale.
Noun
edithomophobe m or f by sense (plural homophobes)
German
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edithomophobe
- inflection of homophob:
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