queer-bashing

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noun

British slang the activity of making vicious and unprovoked verbal or physical assaults upon homosexuals or supposed homosexuals

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Derived forms of queer-bashing

queer-basher, noun

Words nearby queer-bashing

Queen Street Farmer, queen substance, queen's ware, queen truss, queer, queer-bashing, queer fish, queersplain, Queer Street, quelea, Quelimane

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How to use queer-bashing in a sentence

Bashing commercialism at a commercial gathering would be ridiculous.
Sneer and Clothing in Miami: Inside The $3 Billion Woodstock of Contemporary Art|Jay Michaelson|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Not that the panel was one giant bashing of the male-dominated comedy world.
These Women Are Labias-to-the-Wall Funny|Emily Shire|November 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Jazz lovers who had taken exception to the previous bashing were told to lighten up, and stop complaining.
What’s With This Uncool Surge in Jazz Bashing?|Ted Gioia|November 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Dame Diana Rigg, who plays Lady Olenna Tyrell in Game of Thrones, has turned tales of critical bashing into a delightful play.
Diana Rigg: GOT's Queen of Thorns Speaks|Nico Hines|August 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Republicans and Democrats love bashing lobbyists on the stump.
Lobbyist Derangement Syndrome Sweeps DC|James Poulos|August 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"Queer fellow," muttered Cutter, as he returned to Madame Patoff's side.
Paul Patoff|F. Marion Crawford
"Queer literature for such a girl to be perusing," was his mental observation.
Frank Merriwell's Bravery|Burt L. Standish
Queer things to be remembering, but she saw just how he looked, holding the screen door open as he said it.
Fidelity|Susan Glaspell
But his resistance should be secret and not open, for a while; there should be no more "bashing" than was absolutely necessary.
The Secret Glory|Arthur Machen
A few seconds later, I tripped over a steel staircase, bashing my shins.
Little Brother|Cory Doctorow