a swarthy, unkempt beard, named after Bob Balaban, the gentleman in Close Encounters of the Third Kind that does some stuff and helps some people.

Also can be used to name a person who sports a Balaban.

Also of note, one can be guilty of pulling a Balaban.

Referring to women who are sexually or romantically attracted to other women. Applies to both lesbians and bisexual women, as it is only the same-sex attraction that matters, not any other attractions the women may have.

Originates from the Greek poet Sappho, a bisexual woman from the Isle of Lesbos, from which we get the term lesbian.