lavender lad

English

Etymology

Coined by U.S. federal senator Everett Dirksen in the 1950s. From the association with femininity of the color lavender. An alliterative construct, pairing lad (“boy”) and lavender.

Noun

lavender lad (plural lavender lads)

1. (historical, US, politics, sexuality, LGBTQ, slang) A homosexual male.

Related terms

• lavender
• lavender scare

 

See also

• pink triangle
• purple triangle
• red scare
• yellow peril
• yellow star

 

Further reading

• Lavender scare on Wikipedia.Wikipedia