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According to historian and author Tim Blanning, the term cruising originates from the Dutch equivalent kruisen. [5]In a specifically sexual context, the term "cruising" originally emerged as an argot "code word" in gay slang, by which those "in the know" would understand the speaker's unstated sexual intent, whereas most heterosexuals, on hearing the same word in the same context, would ...
The appearance of public lavatories, like this one in Pond Square, Camden, London, is the origin of the term cottaging.. Cottaging is a gay slang term, originating from the United Kingdom, referring to anonymous sex between men in a public lavatory (a "cottage" [1] or "tea-room" [2]), [3] or cruising for sexual partners with the intention of having sex elsewhere.
Down-low, sometimes shortened to DL, is an African-American slang term [1] specifically used within the African-American community that typically refers to a sexual subculture of black men who usually identify as heterosexual but actively seek sexual encounters and relations with other men, practice gay cruising, and frequently don a specific hip-hop attire during these activities.
Texting abbreviations have been around for decades, since texting itself. And now, more abbreviations and slang words continue to crop up as Gen Z enters adulthood and Gen A gets old enough to ...
Sexual slang is a set of linguistic terms and phrases used to refer to sexual organs, processes, and activities; [1] they are generally considered colloquial rather than formal or medical, and some may be seen as impolite or improper. [2] Related to sexual slang is slang related to defecation and flatulence (toilet humor, scatolinguistics).
Polari, a jargon that began in European ports and evolved into a shorthand used in gay subcultures, influences much of today's slang in words like "zhuzh," "drag," "camp" and "femme."
Cruising may refer to: Cruising, on a cruise ship; Cruising (driving), driving around for social purposes, especially by teenagers; Cruising (maritime), leisurely travel by boat, yacht, or cruise ship; Cruising for sex, the process of searching in public places for sexual partners, especially by gay men Cruising, a 1980 film starring Al Pacino
Troll and trolling are slang terms used almost exclusively among gay men to characterize gay, bisexual and questioning or bi-curious men who cruise or "wander about looking" [1] for sex or potential sex partners or experiences "in a notably wanton manner and with lessened standards of what one will accept in a partner."