lesbro

English

Alternative forms

• lezbro

Etymology

From les +‎ bro.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛzˌbɹəʊ/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈlɛzˌbɹoʊ/

• Audio (General Australian):

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• Rhymes: -ɛzbɹəʊ
• Hyphenation: les‧bro

Noun

lesbro (plural lesbros)

1. (slang) A male friend or companion of a lesbian.
   • 2008 July, Ben Cartwright, “Lesbros”, in FlawLes Magazine, page 17:

     Isaac, a 20-year-old gay male who lives with a lesbian and her bi-sexual girlfriend, did not realize he was a "lesbro" until he moved in with these two women.

   • 2013, Amy Alkon, "Advice Goddess", Metro (Silicon Valley), 2 January - 8 January 2013, page 44:

     If you're content to remain a lesbro—a straight guy who's friends with lesbians—your lesbian friends can provide you with priceless benefits: unlimited insight into the bizarre thinking and behaviour of women.

   • 2016, Paul Schindler, “Lesbian Political Action Committee All In For Hillary”, in Gay City News, 26 May - 8 June 2016, page 10:

     The group expects to see a lot of women turn out, but is optimistic that Town Hall will draw a good number of "our lesbros, as well."

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:lesbro.
2. (slang, offensive, derogatory) A man who is sycophantic or groveling to lesbians and/or bisexual women.

Coordinate terms

• fag hag

Anagrams

• Blores, blores, Bosler, Lobers, Robles, robles, Bolers, Bolser, Borels, Robels