429 ("Four-two-nine") — Gay. Spells G-A-Y on a phone. Used as a codeword by gay people. It's opposite, straight, is encrypted as "924" ("Nine-two-four").
by jco October 08, 2003
by james michael February 16, 2005
by PrinceLamb April 13, 2022
Originally derived from dialing “GAY” on a telephone, the word is now commonly used by railroaders when identifying homosexual train crews and foamers.
Conductor: You see that foamer standing at the end of the station platform over there?
Engineer: The one wearing the orange vest?
Conductor: Yep. He is a 429.
Engineer: The one wearing the orange vest?
Conductor: Yep. He is a 429.
by AMTK429 September 14, 2020