mary
See also: Mary and Marý
English
Etymology
From Mary (“female name”). Compare nan and nancy.
Noun
mary (plural marys)
- (chiefly US gay slang, usually capitalized) A male homosexual. [1925]
- 1941, G. Legman, Sex Variants, Vol. II, p. 1171:
- Note also that male homosexuals will call most anyone Bessie or Mary, e.g. ‘Oh, Bessie, you're a camp!’
- 1985, W. Dynes, Homolexis, p. 150:
- In America in the 1950s,... Mary was often used in the vocative to address any fellow homosexual (‘Well, Mary...’).
- 1941, G. Legman, Sex Variants, Vol. II, p. 1171:
Synonyms
- See Thesaurus:male homosexual
Anagrams
- Army, Mayr, Myra, Yarm, army, yarm
Middle French
Alternative forms
- mari
Noun
mary m (plural marys)
- husband
Descendants
- French: mari
Polish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈma.rɨ/
Noun
mary
- inflection of mara:
- genitive singular
- nominative plural
- accusative plural
- vocative plural