Criminal Life (NY) 19 Dec. n.p.: Lize Bemis [] is a rough Mary Ann, and rather partial to a Green moll. He man left her on account of her too free talk about doughnuts.
2. (alsoMary Jane) an effeminate male homosexual; a young boy used as a catamite in prison.
C.H. UlrichsMemnon () In Paris und London giebt es Schaaren junger hiibscher Weiblinge, die sich koquettierend auf Boulevards und Promenades umhertreiben. Dies ist dem dortigen Publikum auch wohlbekannt. In London nennt sie der Volksmund ‘Mary-Anns’ (Marie-Annen oder Anna-Marien). [In Paris and London there are crowds of pretty young effeminate men who carry on coquet-tishly round and about on the boulevards and promenades. This is well known to the public there, too. In London they are called in the slang ‘Mary-Anns.’] [GS].
J. Saul in Kaplan Sodom on the Thames ‘I am still a professional Mary-Ann’ [] he named a number of fellow ‘Mary-Anns,’ including a cross-dresser called ‘lively Poll’.
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marysee also: MaryEtymology
From Mary ("female name").
Pronunciation
(nMmmm) IPA: /ˈmɛɚ.i/
(Mmmm) IPA: /ˈmɛɹ.i/
Noun
mary (plural marys)
Alternative case form of Mary
SynonymsInterjection
Alternative form ofmarry#Interjection
April 29 (Gregorian calendar), Hughe Latymer [i.e., Hugh Latimer], Augustine Bernher, compiler, “[27 Sermons Preached by the Ryght Reuerende Father in God and Constant Matir of Iesus Christe, Maister Hugh Latimer, […].] The Seuenth Sermon of Maister Hugh Latymer, which He Preached before King Edward [VI], the Day of Aprill.”, in Certayn Godly Sermons, Made uppon the Lords Prayer, […], London: […] John Day, […], published , →OCLC ↗, folio 93, recto ↗:
You that be of the court, & eſpecially ye ſworn chaplains beware of a leſſon that a great gentleman taught me at my firſt coming to the court he told me for a pleasant will, he thoughte it wel. He ſayd vnto me. You muſt beware how ſo euer ye do that ye cõtrary not the king, let him haue his ſaiyngs, folow him, go with him. Mary out vpon this cou
Green’s Dictionary of Slang
Mary!excl.
[Mary n.]
a clichéd, camp homosexual excl.
Guild Dict. Homosexual Terms mary (n., adj.): An effeminate homosexual male, as used by other homosexuals to affectionately ‘nickname’ him. The term is very widely used, sometimes mockingly (indeed, perhaps, ‘self-mockingly’) It is a greeting: ‘mary! How are you, dear?’ [] A label running this a close second is bessie.
J. RechyNumbers () Oh, Mary, she’ll tell her ‘sisters,’ I’ll simply die all my life thinking of that living dream on the beach — the sexy number who saved me from those muscle queens.
T. SouthernBlue Movie () ‘See if he’s got a hard-on’ [] ‘Oh, Mary, has he ever!’.
A. MaupinMore Tales of the City () Oh, Mary! You’re not having another Chinoiserie period, are you, darling?
Jaffe Cohen & Bob Smith ‘To Think That I Saw Him On Christopher Street’ 🎵 And Bruno just smiled as he took off his shirt / And he said ‘Mary, please!’ as he dished out the dirt.
(con. s) E. WhiteMy Lives Mary, the joint is hopping tonight!
P. BakerFabul
LGBTQIA+ Slurs and Slang
Term
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ace queen
s term meaning “great queen”. Prison slang for a dude who wears a more “feminine” look i.e. shaved legs, plucked eyebrows. May be described as part of incarcerated homosexual culture. Should not be confused with the more widely-used term "ace," a shortening of "asexual." Verb "asexual."
UK, USA, s
Mosca de Colores – Gay Dictionary
alphabet people
Offensive contemporary term for LGBTQ+ people, often used by right-wing people reacting to perceived advancements in LGBTQ+ people's rights.
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bathroom queen
bog queen
Gay slang expression for people who frequent public toilets looking for sexual encounters.
Synonyms: Bathsheba (composition between bathroom and Sheba to generate a name reminiscent of the Queen of Sheba), Ghost (50s, ghost, because they wander the corridors of the bathroom).
USA, UK
Mosca de Colores – Gay Dictionary
batting for the other team
A euphemistic phrase indicating that someone (of any gender) is gay. T