Trade is a man who from his appearance & lifestyle is straight but privately & very discreetly has gay sex either for pay or for pleasure. Guys labeled as trade usually have no romantic interest in gay men, nor do they date gay men, and will never be seen in public with someone openly gay. Trade men will however continue to date women, will either be married or have a girlfriend, and will engage in sexual relationships with women, all while having gay sex in secret. Trade NEVER label themselves as "trade" thats usually a label gay men use to identify someone who they either know from experience is trade or is assuming is trade.

The dude I hooked up with last night is trade, he's married & only wants sex with me on the low.
Trade was in the straight club tonight, I even got approached & he asked for my ig.

trade by Muzzickly92 July 6, 2022

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The term “Trade” originated in New Orleans. It’s the ghetto say of saying somebody fine af.

For example.. if you and yo friend walking in the mall and yall see a good looking ass dude.. yall would say “bitchhh he is tradeee”

Trade by NolaRonnie December 27, 2023

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Trade is an openly gay man who is masculine and straight-passing. You would never guess he's gay, even though he is. Trade is NOT the same as DL (down low) and trade comes in all shapes, forms, races, ages, etc.

"Why is there a straight man here?"
"That's just trade."

trade by pusspuss97 March 29, 2026

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