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.}