1) to call someone out on their efforts to bring attention to themselves, or to expose exaggerated behavior unrealized by the subject; used most frequently among gay men in a jovial, playful and good-natured context.
2) a purposefully ambiguous expression used among gay men that connotes a general feeling of enjoyment, contentment within a social context, such as a
party or club
3) a term that acknowledges and celebrates the
unity, rarity and value of
like-mindedness among a circle of
friends and/or subculture at large.
to essentially declare: "I know you're a mess right
now despite your thinly veiled attempts to disguise it, but I'm a mess too, work it, hey gurl hey."
Sheauxs!
{
context: calling out an intoxicated gay man who is making an effort to
hold himself together that is laughably obvious to the accuser; (a humorous intent that implies, "I'
ve been there too!") used in a public setting.}