1 definition by Genma Saotome
As used in the movie The Maltese Falcon a gunsel refers to a young man "kept" by an older "sugar daddy". The word is apparently Yiddish -- meaning little goose -- and is used in the same way as the Yiddish word for "little bird" is used to refer to a male homosexual.
by Genma Saotome May 17, 2021