lesbo

American

[lez-boh] / ˈlɛz boʊ /

noun

Slang: Extremely Disparaging and Offensive.

a contemptuous term used to refer to a lesbian.

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Noun Inflected Forms

lesbos

plural

Etymology

Origin of lesbo

An Americanism dating back to 1935–40; lesb(ian) + -o

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lesbos

By midnight, Homoelectric, an evening of gently dislocated chaos for several generations of “homos, lesbos, heteros, don’t-knows”, is packed and Cowdrey is bouncing in the DJ booth.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 12, 2018

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