Dorothy dollar

noun

The business generated by providing goods and services to the gay community.

Meanings

noun
  1. USThe business generated by providing goods and services to the gay community.

    Synonyms: pink money, pink dollar, pink pound

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe business generated by providing goods and services to the gay community.

Origin

From Dorothy Gale, a character in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, whose actress Judy Garland in the film adaptation in 1939 is a symbol among the LGBT community.

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APA

Dorothy dollar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dorothy%20dollar

MLA

“Dorothy dollar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dorothy%20dollar. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Dorothy dollar,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Dorothy%20dollar.

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