lipstick lesbian
English edit
Etymology edit
From early 1980s.
Pronunciation edit
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Noun edit
lipstick lesbian (plural lipstick lesbians)
- (LGBT, slang) A lesbian who has glamorously feminine characteristics, as opposed to a butch lesbian.
- 1986 [1984], Armistead Maupin, Babycakes (Tales of the City), page 65:
- Mona dashed to the window and peeped down at an elegantly dressed brunette waiting in the entrance alcove. She certainly looked like a friend of Serra's. The lipstick lesbians were everywhere.
Usage notes edit
- Some distinguish a lipstick lesbian as one attracted to other feminine women, as opposed to femme, a feminine lesbian who is attracted to butch women.