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Etymology edit

From a likening of the mechanics of anal sex – which may involve pushing "dirt" (i.e., fecal matter) back up the rectum – to a gardener moving soil uphill.

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uphill gardener (plural uphill gardeners)

  1. (UK, slang, derogatory) A homosexual man.
    • 2000, Martin Knight, Common People[1], Mainstream Publishing, →ISBN:
      I notice he is quite muscular and very hairy – not at all like your typical uphill gardener.
    • 2012, Eric Jerome Dickey, An Accidental Affair[2], Dutton, →ISBN:
      At least that's when the lovely uphill gardeners who live above me are the friskiest.
    • 2013, B. T. Gorman, Underclass[3], Roundfire Books, →ISBN:
      'Oh yeah, he's a fully-paid-up member of the uphill gardeners club, huge fan of musical theatre and interior design'

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