breky
Mom’s definition: a person who breaks up a lot
actual gay definition: breakfast

circuit bunny
Mom’s definition: he would go to all the clubs to meet men for a one-niter
actual gay definition: he goes to all the circuit parties and clubs to meet men for a one-niter

bear
Mom’s definition: big
actual gay definition: a hairy man of a large stature, usually found in Vermont

queen
Mom’s definition: feminine like
actual gay definition: a man that acts like a big ole girl

Chelsea boy
Mom’s definition: a person who lives in that neighborhood and dates older men
actual gay definition: how did she know that they date older men?

fierce
Mom’s definition: mean
actual gay definition: adjective commonly used by queens and Chelsea boys; mind blowing, strong

pig
Mom’s definition: fat
actual gay definition: someone with an insatiable sexual appetite

6-pack
Mom’s definition: beer? No, of course I know this, but those kinds of abs are strictly fantasy
actual gay definition: the prerequisite in finding a mate

6”
Mom’s definition: Oh God, Robert. I don’t want to go there.
actual gay definition: the average-sized male penis, a.k.a. 8” in most chat rooms

A-gay
Mom’s definition: refers to gay people as in “my son is a gay.”
actual gay definition: the homosexual elite that has power, money, and privilege. (“I will never be an A-gay.”)

Blanche
Mom’s definition: free stuff
actual gay definition: refers to the promiscuous 80s sitcom Golden Girls character, Blanche Deveraux. (“Oh, Blanche your legs are open like an all-night diner, 24/7.”)

bossy bottom
Mom’s definition: a big butt
actual gay definition: A person giving orders during sex. Also known as “backseat driving.”

BOB
Mom’s definition: bring your own bottle. Cosmos anyone?
actual gay definition: battery-operated boyfriend

B&D
Mom’s definition: big and dumb
actual gay definition: Bondage and Discipline. Sexual activity related to being bound

bareback
Mom’s definition: looks good in a swimsuit!
actual gay definition: Sex without condoms, a.k.a., SUICIDE! Practice safe sex!

battleaxe
Mom’s definition: bitchy
actual gay definition: an aggressive, ugly, or militant woman (or, as my mother said, a real bitch!)

buff
Mom’s definition: nude
actual gay definition: great body/muscular

Cinderella fella
Mom’s definition: pretty boy
actual gay definition: HOOKAH!

circuit party
Mom’s definition: a place to meet other gay people
actual gay definition: over!

DL
Mom’s definition: deep love for someone
actual gay definition: the down low. maintaining public appearance of being straight

DQ
Mom’s definition: Dairy Queen?
actual gay definition: Drag Queen

fab
Mom’s definition: gorgeous, in vogue
actual gay definition: Short for "fabulous," a favorite word of many gay men

flagger
Mom’s definition: rough around the edges
actual gay definition: someone who in the middle of a nightclub or party starts twirling flags around. ANNOYING!

flame
Mom’s definition: girlish
actual gay definition: TOTAL GIRL!

friend of Dorothy
Mom’s definition: a munchkin/a very small person
actual gay definition: from gay icon Judy Garland, who acted as Dorothy in the film The Wizard of Oz. A homosexual.

gaydar
Mom’s definition: able to find other guys right away
actual gay definition: A kind of presumed instinct that seemingly enables gay people to ascertain that another person is gay. Something I was never born with, as I think everyone is straight

gym rat
Mom’s definition: a place to meet other gay people and check them out
actual gay definition: A guy who spends most of his time in the gym, working out and improving his already great figure, but still acts like a big girl

leather daddy
Mom’s definition: likes to wear a lot of leather
actual gay definition: an older man dressed in leather who is the object of a younger man's affection, the latter usually dressed in a collar and/or harness

lipstick lesbian
Mom’s definition: a man who is gay and wants to be a woman lesbian
actual gay definition: A lesbian who prefers to wear makeup and look conventionally feminine, as opposed to the BODs (big ole dykes)

mangina
Mom’s definition: an attractive gay man
actual gay definition: a very fem guy (man + vagina) (“He’s the biggest girl. He totally has a mangina.”)

metrosexual
Mom’s definition: straight men who pick up gays on the metro line
actual gay definition: one beer away from gay

miss thang
Mom’s definition: smartass
actual gay definition: a cocky drag queen with lots of attitude

PNP
Mom’s definition: to pick someone up
actual gay definition: party and play, to pick someone up and do lots of drugs

theatre queen
Mom’s definition: chorus boy on Broadway
actual gay definition: A gay man devoted to musical theater

tranny:
Mom’s definition: transvestites that I’d see in the early morning walking near Robert’s apartment in the meat packing district.
actual gay definition: BINGO!

trick:
Mom’s definition: a hooker
actual gay definition: one-night stand

U-Haul
Mom’s definition: a guy who pays for sex
actual gay definition: what a lesbian brings on her second date