These are the most offensive terms to describe a homosexual man and should be avoided. However, some people think the words faggot, queen and queer inoffensive, especially when describing homosexuals themselves.
Offensive terms for a homosexual man
Queer (sometimes offensive)
Faggot (US) (Also fag)
Poofter (UK) (also poof, poove, pouf, puff) (especially one who is effeminate)
Fruit (US) (also fruity)
Queen (especially one who is feminine) sometimes offensive
Fairy (dated, offensive)
Nance (Mainly UK, dated, offensive) (especially one who is feminine) also Nancy, Nancy boy
Bummer
Sodomite (usually offensive)
Pansy (especially one who is feminine)
Queer (sometimes offensive)
Faggot (US) (Also fag)
Poofter (UK) (also poof, poove, pouf, puff) (especially one who is effeminate)
Fruit (US) (also fruity)
Queen (especially one who is feminine) sometimes offensive
Fairy (dated, offensive)
Nance (Mainly UK, dated, offensive) (especially one who is feminine) also Nancy, Nancy boy
Bummer
Sodomite (usually offensive)
Pansy (especially one who is feminine)
by marcotoa January 20, 2025
Must be a decent job if you don't try to get a female to let you touch her ties without asking first, all because you're the offensive coordinator for the such and such team.
Damn, the guy was an offensive coordinator, everything was coming his way, then he goes to Mexico and gets fired for groping someone there. There must be something else wrong with a vacation like that.
by Snowboy Jr. December 17, 2022
“I find her authoritarian perspective to be uncouth and vulgar and her offensive wealth to be a great imposition. Yikes. Her wealth is frightening.”
by Jaythereal December 15, 2022
by LegitRikki May 20, 2021
by gregin' (Greg Dahlen) January 20, 2020
In American Heritage Dictionary, words that are marked as ‘offensive slang’ are words that are considered offensive, or will offend some people.
by marcotoa January 20, 2025
A concentrated attempt to gain favour or respectability by conspicuously cooperative or obliging behaviour. Also, the production of inconsequential changes, clarification of existing policies or rewording of existing policies to give the appearance of reform.
They launched an insincere charm offensive to reduce the public blowback from their previous offensive stance, statements and policies.
by Sir Palindrome December 24, 2023